Battle of Chelif

Battle of Chelif
	Part of the Maghrebi war (1699-1702)
Date	28 April 1701
Location	Chelif, Algeria36°02′22″N 0°07′59″E
Result	Algerian victory Moroccan rout;
Belligerents
Sultanate of Morocco	Regency of Algiers; Beylik of Mascara;
Commanders and leaders
Ismail Ibn Sharif	Hadj Mustapha Dey; Bouchelaghem Bey
Units involved
Mainly Black Guard; Auxiliary tribesmen	Odjak of Algiers; Algerian tribal warriors
Strength
50,000 or 60,000 men	7,000 or 12,000 regulars; Arab-Berber cavalry
Casualties and losses
3,000 men; 5,000 horses; 50 officers; A considerable amount of prisoners	Unknown
	Battle of Chelif Location of the battle of Chelif in Algeria.

The Battle of Chelif or Battle of Djidouia took place on 28 April 1701 on the banks of the Chelif River. It was fought between the armies of the Alaouite Sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif and those of the Regency of Algiers commanded by the Bey of Mascara, Mustapha Bouchelaghem. It took place in the context of an attempt by the Alaouites to conquer the west of the Regency of Algiers, coordinated with an offensive by Tunis on the east of the Regency of Algiers in 1700 and 1701.

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