Battle of Isly
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The Battle of Isly was an 1844 military engagement near the Moroccan-Algerian border in which French forces decisively defeated the army of the Sultan of Morocco, helping to secure French dominance in Algeria.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bataille de l’Isly | 1 |
| Battle of Isly canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Isly
ⓘ
surface form:
Bataille de l’Isly
|
| belligerent |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Morocco ⓘ
surface form:
Sultanate of Morocco
|
| cause | Moroccan support for Algerian resistance leader Abd al-Qadir ⓘ |
| combatant |
French Army
ⓘ
Forces Armées Royales (Morocco) ⓘ
surface form:
Moroccan Army
|
| commander |
Hassan I of Morocco
ⓘ
surface form:
Abd al-Rahman of Morocco
Thomas Robert Bugeaud ⓘ |
| conflict | Franco-Moroccan War (1844) ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war battle ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Morocco ⓘ |
| date | 1844-08-14 ⓘ |
| effect |
Morocco agreed to restrain Abd al-Qadir
ⓘ
Morocco recognized French presence in Algeria ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Franco-Moroccan War (1844)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombardment of Mogador (Essaouira) (1844)
|
| FrenchCasualtiesApprox | relatively light ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander | Marshal Thomas Robert Bugeaud ⓘ |
| FrenchCommanderRank |
Maréchal de France
ⓘ
surface form:
Marshal of France
|
| FrenchStrengthApprox | about 10,000 troops ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
French conquest of Algeria
ⓘ
surface form:
French conquest of North Africa
|
| location |
Moroccan–Algerian border region
ⓘ
Morocco ⓘ near Oujda ⓘ near the Isly River ⓘ |
| MoroccanCasualtiesApprox | heavy ⓘ |
| MoroccanRuler | Sultan Abd al-Rahman ⓘ |
| MoroccanStrengthApprox | tens of thousands of troops ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Isly River ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive French victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
French conquest of Algeria
ⓘ
Franco-Moroccan War (1844) ⓘ
surface form:
French–Moroccan hostilities of 1844
|
| precededBy | French bombardment of Tangier (1844) ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Abd al-Qadir
ⓘ
French conquest of Algeria ⓘ
surface form:
French colonization of Algeria
|
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated French military superiority over Moroccan forces
ⓘ
helped secure French dominance in Algeria ⓘ pressured Morocco to cease support for Abd al-Qadir ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
French flanking maneuvers
ⓘ
French use of disciplined infantry and artillery ⓘ |
| treatyConsequence | Treaty of Tangier (1844) ⓘ |
| year | 1844 ⓘ |
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Bataille de l’Isly