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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Constantine (1837) | 2 |
| Siege of Constantine (1836) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Siege of Constantine (1836) Context triple: [French conquest of Algeria, hasPart, Siege of Constantine (1836)]
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Siege of Timișoara (1716)
The Siege of Timișoara (1716) was a key Habsburg military campaign in the Austro-Turkish War that resulted in the capture of the Ottoman-held fortress city of Timișoara, consolidating Habsburg control over the Banat region.
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Battle of Konya (1832)
The Battle of Konya (1832) was a decisive engagement in the Ottoman–Egyptian War in which Ibrahim Pasha’s Egyptian forces defeated the Ottoman army, securing Egyptian dominance over much of the Ottoman Empire’s Syrian and Anatolian territories.
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Siege of Akko (1799)
The Siege of Akko (1799) was a pivotal failed attempt by Napoleon Bonaparte to capture the fortified Ottoman port city of Acre during his Middle Eastern campaign, halting his advance into the Levant.
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Siege of Constantinople 1422
The Siege of Constantinople in 1422 was an unsuccessful Ottoman attempt under Sultan Murad II to capture the Byzantine capital three decades before its eventual fall in 1453.
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Siege of Perekop (1736)
The Siege of Perekop (1736) was a major Russo-Turkish War engagement in which Russian forces under Field Marshal Burkhard Christoph von Münnich captured the Crimean Peninsula’s main land gateway from the Crimean Khanate and the Ottoman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Constantine (1836) Target entity description: 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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A.
Siege of Timișoara (1716)
The Siege of Timișoara (1716) was a key Habsburg military campaign in the Austro-Turkish War that resulted in the capture of the Ottoman-held fortress city of Timișoara, consolidating Habsburg control over the Banat region.
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B.
Battle of Konya (1832)
The Battle of Konya (1832) was a decisive engagement in the Ottoman–Egyptian War in which Ibrahim Pasha’s Egyptian forces defeated the Ottoman army, securing Egyptian dominance over much of the Ottoman Empire’s Syrian and Anatolian territories.
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C.
Siege of Akko (1799)
The Siege of Akko (1799) was a pivotal failed attempt by Napoleon Bonaparte to capture the fortified Ottoman port city of Acre during his Middle Eastern campaign, halting his advance into the Levant.
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D.
Siege of Constantinople 1422
The Siege of Constantinople in 1422 was an unsuccessful Ottoman attempt under Sultan Murad II to capture the Byzantine capital three decades before its eventual fall in 1453.
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E.
Siege of Perekop (1736)
The Siege of Perekop (1736) was a major Russo-Turkish War engagement in which Russian forces under Field Marshal Burkhard Christoph von Münnich captured the Crimean Peninsula’s main land gateway from the Crimean Khanate and the Ottoman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the French conquest of Algeria
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military operation ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Army
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forces of the Beylik of Constantine ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
harsh weather conditions
ⓘ
logistical difficulties for French forces ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Bertrand Clausel (French)
ⓘ
surface form:
Clauzel, Bertrand
|
| conflict | French conquest of Algeria ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war engagement ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Regency of Algiers ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Ahmed Bey ben Mohamed Chérif
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahmed Bey
|
| defendedWith | fortified walls of Constantine ⓘ |
| endTime | 1836-11-24 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Siege of Constantine (1836)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Siege of Constantine (1837)
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| 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 ben Mohamed Chérif
ⓘ
surface form:
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 Algeria
ⓘ
surface form:
French conquest of Algiers (1830)
|
| result | Constantine remains under control of local authorities ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated limits of early French military power in eastern Algeria
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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
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infantry assault ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Constantine (1836) Description of subject: 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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