Siege of Constantine (1836)

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The Siege of Constantine (1836) was a failed French military attempt to capture the fortified city of Constantine in eastern Algeria during the early phase of France’s colonial conquest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the French conquest of Algeria ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
siege ⓘ
belligerent French Army ⓘ
forces of the Beylik of Constantine ⓘ
characterizedBy harsh weather conditions ⓘ
logistical difficulties for French forces ⓘ
commandedBy Clauzel, Bertrand ⓘ
conflict French conquest of Algeria ⓘ
conflictType colonial war engagement ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of France ⓘ
Regency of Algiers ⓘ
defendedBy Ahmed Bey ⓘ
defendedWith fortified walls of Constantine ⓘ
endTime 1836-11-24 ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Constantine (1837) ⓘ
FrenchCommander Bertrand Clauzel ⓘ
hasCause French attempt to extend control over eastern Algeria ⓘ
hasEffect delayed French control over Constantine ⓘ
strengthened prestige of Ahmed Bey in the region ⓘ
hasParticipant French expeditionary corps ⓘ
local Algerian defenders ⓘ
historicalRegion Beylik of Constantine ⓘ
languageOfBelligerents Arabic ⓘ
French ⓘ
locatedIn North Africa ⓘ
eastern Algeria ⓘ
location Constantine, Algeria ⓘ
militaryTheater Algerian interior ⓘ
notableFor French retreat under difficult conditions ⓘ
objective capture of the city of Constantine ⓘ
opposedBy Algerian resistance to French expansion ⓘ
opposingCommander Ahmed Bey of Constantine ⓘ
outcome French defeat ⓘ
failure of French assault on Constantine ⓘ
partOf 19th-century colonial wars ⓘ
French conquest of Algeria ⓘ
pointInTime November 1836 ⓘ
previousEvent French conquest of Algiers (1830) ⓘ
result Constantine remains under control of local authorities ⓘ
significance demonstrated limits of early French military power in eastern Algeria ⓘ
prompted reorganization of French operations in Algeria ⓘ
startTime 1836-11-21 ⓘ
terrainFeature rocky plateau on which Constantine is built ⓘ
timePeriod early phase of French colonial conquest of Algeria ⓘ
used artillery bombardment ⓘ
infantry assault ⓘ

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French conquest of Algeria → hasPart → Siege of Constantine (1836) ⓘ
French conquest of Algeria → hasPart → Siege of Constantine (1837) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Constantine (1836)
Siege of Constantine (1836) → followedBy → Siege of Constantine (1837) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Constantine (1836)
Beylik of Constantine → notableEvent → Siege of Constantine (1836) ⓘ
Beylik of Constantine → notableEvent → Siege of Constantine (1837) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Constantine (1836)