First Battle of Blida

First Expedition of Blida
	Part of French conquest of Algeria
Date	22-24 July 1830
Location	Blida, Algeria
Result	Algerian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of France	Deylik of Algiers Beylik of Titteri; Beni Salah tribe; Beni Misra tribe;
Commanders and leaders
Louis Auguste Victor de Bourmont	Mohamed ben Zamoum
Strength
1,500 soldiers; 4 cannons; 150 chasseurs	5,000
Casualties and losses
15 killed; 43 wounded	200 killed; (French claim); Low; (Algerian claim)

The First Expedition of Blida took place from 22 to 24 July 1830, during the French conquest of Algeria.

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