The Battle of Beni Mered took place in April 1842 between the French forces and the Algerian resistance from southern Algiers (
Boufarik
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Beni Mered
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Blida Province
Blida ( ar, ولاية البليدة) is a province (''wilaya'') in Algeria. Its capital is Blida. The Chréa National Park is situated here.
History
The province was created from parts of Alger (department) and El Asnam department in 1974.
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). The French had established a military reserve camp around the town of Beni Mered between
Blida
Blida ( ar, البليدة; Tamazight: Leblida) is a city in Algeria. It is the capital of Blida Province, and it is located about 45 km south-west of Algiers, the national capital. The name ''Blida'', i.e. ''bulaydah'', is a diminutive ...
and
Boufarik
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.
The Berber horsemen under ''Ahmed bin Salem'' extended their operations from the region of
Kabylia
Kabylia ('' Kabyle: Tamurt n Leqbayel'' or ''Iqbayliyen'', meaning "Land of Kabyles", '','' meaning "Land of the Tribes") is a cultural, natural and historical region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kabyle people. It is part of ...
to the
Mitidja Plain
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in early 1842 by attacking the French forces around the area of
Béni Mered.The attack took place on April 11, 1842, not far from the French military reserve camp, against a detachment of 22 French soldiers under the command of
Sergent Blandan. About 300 Berber horsemen under ''Ahmed bin Salem'' attacked and annihilated the French detachment.
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