Battle of Macta

Battle of Macta
Part of French conquest of Algeria
Date28 June 1835
Location
Banks of the Macta River, west of Oran, Algeria
Result Decisive Algerian victory
Belligerents
France Emirate of Mascara
Commanders and leaders
General Camille Alphonse Trézel Emir ʿAbd al-Qādir
Strength
2,400–2,800 troops 8,000–12,000 irregulars and cavalry
Casualties and losses
210–2,000 killed or missing ~500

The Battle of Macta (Arabic: معركة المقطع) was fought on 28 June 1835 between French colonial forces led by General Camille Alphonse Trézel and the forces of Emir ʿAbd al-Qādir, leader of the Emirate of Mascara. It was a major defeat for the French in the early years of the conquest of Algeria, and it marked the first large-scale military success of ʿAbd al-Qādir’s resistance.

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