French invasion of Constantine

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The French invasion of Constantine was a key 1837 military campaign in Algeria during the French conquest of North Africa, resulting in the capture of the fortified city of Constantine and the weakening of local resistance.

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instanceOf military campaign ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of France ⓘ
forces of Ahmed Bey ⓘ
chronology occurred after the French capture of Algiers in 1830 ⓘ
occurred before the full pacification of Algeria in the 1840s ⓘ
commander Ahmed Bey ben Mohamed Chérif ⓘ
Damrémont ⓘ
Sylvain Charles Valée ⓘ
conflict French conquest of Algeria ⓘ
conflictType siege ⓘ
country France ⓘ
describedBySource Algerian nationalist historiography ⓘ
French military reports of 1837 ⓘ
endTime 1837-10-13 ⓘ
follows First French expedition against Constantine ⓘ
hasCategory 1837 in Algeria ⓘ
Battles involving Algeria ⓘ
Battles involving France ⓘ
Conflicts in 1837 ⓘ
Sieges of the French conquest of Algeria ⓘ
hasCause French desire to consolidate control over eastern Algeria ⓘ
failure of the 1836 French expedition against Constantine ⓘ
hasEffect end of Ahmed Bey’s effective rule in Constantine ⓘ
extension of French authority over eastern Algeria ⓘ
strengthening of French colonial presence in North Africa ⓘ
location Algeria ⓘ
Constantine ⓘ
militaryObjective capture of the fortified city of Constantine ⓘ
notableCommander Ahmed Bey ben Mohamed Chérif ⓘ
Sylvain Charles Valée ⓘ
opponent Emirate of Constantine ⓘ
Regency of Algiers ⓘ
partOf 19th-century French colonial wars ⓘ
French colonial expansion in the Mediterranean ⓘ
French conquest of Algeria ⓘ
French conquest of North Africa ⓘ
pointInTime 1837 ⓘ
result French victory ⓘ
capture of Constantine by France ⓘ
weakening of local resistance in eastern Algeria ⓘ
significantEvent breach of Constantine’s fortifications by French artillery ⓘ
death of Governor-General Damrémont during the siege ⓘ
startTime 1837-10-06 ⓘ
territorialChange Constantine annexed by France ⓘ
Constantine integrated into French-controlled Algeria ⓘ
linked to: French Algeria

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Ahmed Bey ben Mohamed Chérif → conflict → French invasion of Constantine ⓘ
French invasion of Constantine → follows → First French expedition against Constantine ⓘ
linked to: French invasion of Constantine