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| date = 11 April 1842

| date = April 1842

| place = [[Béni Mered]], [[Algeria]]

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The ”’Battle of Beni Mered”’ took place in April 1842 between a small detachment of French forces and Algerian horsemen from southern Algiers ([[Boufarik]] to [[Beni Mered]] in [[Blida Province]]).<ref>D’après un extrait de la monographie de E. Perret (ancient Capitaine de Zouaves) « Les Français en Afrique: récits algériens » Editeur B. Bloud (Paris) – 1902 [http://aufildesmotsetdelhistoire.unblog.fr/2009/12/14/beni-mered-le-11-avril-1842/ (read online)]</ref> The French had established a military reserve camp around the town of Beni Mered between [[Blida]] and [[Boufarik algeria|Boufarik]].<ref>Tombeu du Sergent Blandan [http://alger-roi.fr/Alger/boufarik/pages_liees/11_boufarik_tombeau_blandan23_venis.htm (read online)]</ref><ref>Historique Beni Mered – Ville [http://encyclopedie-afn.org/Historique_Beni_Mered_-_Ville (read online)]</ref>

The ”’Battle of Beni Mered”’ took place in April 1842 between French forces and Algerian from southern Algiers ([[Boufarik]] to [[Beni Mered]] in [[Blida Province]]).<ref>D’après un extrait de la monographie de E. Perret (ancient Capitaine de Zouaves) « Les Français en Afrique: récits algériens » Editeur B. Bloud (Paris) – 1902 [http://aufildesmotsetdelhistoire.unblog.fr/2009/12/14/beni-mered-le-11-avril-1842/ (read online)]</ref> The French had established a military reserve camp around the town of Beni Mered between [[Blida]] and [[Boufarik algeria|Boufarik]].<ref>Tombeu du Sergent Blandan [http://alger-roi.fr/Alger/boufarik/pages_liees/11_boufarik_tombeau_blandan23_venis.htm (read online)]</ref><ref>Historique Beni Mered – Ville [http://encyclopedie-afn.org/Historique_Beni_Mered_-_Ville (read online)]</ref>

The Berber horsemen under ”Ahmed bin Salem” extended their operations from the region of [[Kabylia]] to the [[Mitidja Plain]] in early 1842 by attacking the French forces around the area of [[Béni Mered]]. The attack took place on April 11, 1842, not far from the French military reserve camp, against a detachment of 21 French soldiers under the command of [[Sergent Blandan]].<ref>Jean Pierre Hippolyte Blandan (read online)</ref><ref>12 Avril 1842: Mort du Sergent Blandan [http://www.exploralyon.fr/?p=350 (read online)]</ref> About 300 Berber horsemen under ”Ahmed bin Salem” attacked the French detachment, who bravely fought off the vastly more numerous attackers.<ref name=”read online”>Explication des Ouvrages de Peinture, sculpture, architecture, gravure, et lithographic des artistes vivants exposés au Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées [https://books.google.com/books?id=R5pFAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA13 (read online)]</ref> Alerted by the firefight, reinforcements of a a few dozen men under lieutenant-colonel Morris arrived, forcing the Algerians to withdraw, only five men of the 26th lien regiment were still standing.<ref name=”read online”/>

The Berber horsemen under ”Ahmed bin Salem” extended their operations from the region of [[Kabylia]] to the [[Mitidja Plain]] in early 1842 by attacking the French forces around the area of [[Béni Mered]].The attack took place on April 11, 1842, not far from the French military reserve camp, against a detachment of 21 French soldiers under the command of [[Sergent Blandan]].<ref>Jean Pierre Hippolyte Blandan (read online)</ref><ref>12 Avril 1842: Mort du Sergent Blandan [http://www.exploralyon.fr/?p=350 (read online)]</ref> About 300 Berber horsemen under ”Ahmed bin Salem” attacked the French detachment, who bravely fought off the vastly more numerous attackers.<ref name=”read online”>Explication des Ouvrages de Peinture, sculpture, architecture, gravure, et lithographic des artistes vivants exposés au Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées [https://books.google.com/books?id=R5pFAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA13 (read online)]</ref> Alerted by the firefight, reinforcements of a a few dozen men under lieutenant-colonel Morris arrived, forcing the Algerians to withdraw, only five men of the 26th lien regiment were still standing.<ref name=”read online”/>

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== References ==

The Battle of Beni Mered took place in April 1842 between the French forces and the Algerian resistance from southern Algiers (Boufarik to Beni Mered in Blida Province).^[3] The French had established a military reserve camp around the town of Beni Mered between Blida and Boufarik.^[4][5]

The Berber horsemen under Ahmed bin Salem extended their operations from the region of Kabylia to the Mitidja Plain in early 1842 by attacking the French forces around the area of Béni Mered.The attack took place on April 11, 1842, not far from the French military reserve camp, against a detachment of 21 French soldiers under the command of Sergent Blandan.^[6][7] About 300 Berber horsemen under Ahmed bin Salem attacked the French detachment, who bravely fought off the vastly more numerous attackers.^[8] Alerted by the firefight, reinforcements of a a few dozen men under lieutenant-colonel Morris arrived, forcing the Algerians to withdraw, only five men of the 26th lien regiment were still standing.^[8]

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