Battle of Majaz al-Bab (1705)
The Battle of Majaz al-Bab was a battle between Tunis and Algiers in 1705 which ended in an Algerian defeat.
Background
[edit]| Tunisian-Algerian War (1705) | |||||||||
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| Part of Tunisian-Algerian Wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Beylik of Tunis |
 Regency of Algiers | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Al-Husayn I ibn Ali | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Heavy | ||||||||
The governor of the Regency of Algiers wanted to eliminate Ottoman Tunisia once and for all. For this reason, he prepared a campaign to seize the city of Tunis. It seems that the campaign failed and the siege on Tunis was repelled. The Algerian forces fled, leaving behind much equipment and many treasures.[1][2]
The battle
[edit]The Algerian forces wanted to compensate for the losses, so they fled, and when Hussein, the bey of Tunis, saw this, he chased them to the city of Majaz al-Bab, where he met them, defeated them, and returned successfully and victoriously to Tunis.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b احسان, حقي، (1961). تونس العربية (in Arabic). دار الثقافة،.
- ^ الصغير, بن يوسف، محمد (1998). المشرع الملكي في سلطنة أولاد علي تركي (in Arabic). ا. الطويلي،.
- ^ إتحاف أهل الزمان باخبأر ملوك تونس وعهد الأمان ل أحمد بن أبي الضياف (in Arabic).