List of conflicts in Algeria

Location of Algeria in northern Africa.

Ancient Times

Carthaginian Empire

• 264 B.C.E. — 146 B.C.E. Punic Wars

Kingdom of Numidia

• 112 B.C.E. — 106 B.C.E. Jugurthine War
  • 111 B.C.E. — 104 B.C.E. Battle of Thala
  • 110 B.C.E. Battle of Suthul
  • 108 B.C.E. Battle of the Muthul

Map of Numidia 230 BC

Roman Province of Africa

• circa May 430 C.E. The Vandals laid siege to the walled city of Hippo Regius.^[1]
• circa October 431 C.E. Hippo Regius fell to the Vandals.^[2]
• 439 C.E. Genseric chose to break the treaty between the Vandals and the Romans when he invaded the province of Africa Proconsularis^[3]

Medieval Times

Vandal Kingdom

• June 533 C.E. — March 534 C.E. Vandalic War

Byzantine Praetorian prefecture of Africa

• The Moorish Wars
  • 534 C.E. First Moorish uprising
  • 536 C.E. Military mutiny
  • 544 C.E. Second Moorish uprising and the revolt of Guntharic
• 577 C.E. Conflict with Moorish kingdom of Garmul

Byzantine Exarchate of Africa

• 647 C.E. — 709 C.E. Muslim conquest of the Maghreb

Expansion of Rashidun Caliphate

Domains of Rashidun empire under four caliphs. The divided phase relates to Ali caliphate.

  Strongholds of Rashidun Caliphate

  Vassal states of Rashidun Caliphate

  Region under the control of Muawiyah I during civil war 656–661

  Region under the control of Amr ibn al-As during civil war 658–661

Umayyad Caliphate

• 680 C.E. — 692 C.E. Second Fitna
• 744 C.E. — 746 C.E. Third Fitna

Abbasid Caliphate

• 809 C.E. — 827 C.E. Fourth Fitna

Fatimid Caliphate

• 1,020 C.E. Fatimid Civil War

Almoravid Empire

• 1,053 C.E. — 1,080 C.E. Almoravid conquest of Northern Africa
  • 1,080 C.E. Yusuf ibn Tashfin conquered the kingdom of Tlemcen

Almohad Caliphate

• 1,160 C.E. All of Ifriqiya conquered and annexed by the Almohads ^[4]

Modern Times

Ottoman Eyalet of Cezayir-i Garb

Algiers Eyalet in 1609

• 1,526 C.E. — 1,791 C.E. Ottoman–Habsburg wars
  • 1,516 C.E. Capture of Algiers
  • 1,517 C.E. Fall of Tlemcen
  • 1,529 C.E. Capture of Algiers
  • October 1,541 C.E. — November 1,541 C.E. Algiers expedition
  • 1,555 C.E. Capture of Bougie
  • 1,556 C.E. Siege of Oran
  • August 1,558 C.E. — September 1,558 C.E. Expedition of Mostaganem
  • April 1,563 C.E. — June 1,563 C.E. Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir

French Département of Alger

• 1,830 C.E. — 1,847 C.E. French conquest of Algeria
  • June 14, 1,830 C.E. — July 7, 1,830 C.E. Invasion of Algiers
  • June 28, 1,835 C.E. Battle of Macta
  • October 10, 1,837 C.E. — October 13, 1,837 C.E. Siege of Constantine
  • Early February 1,840 C.E. Battle of Mazagran
  • May 16, 1,843 C.E. Battle of the Smala
  • September 22, 1,845 C.E. — September 25, 1,845 C.E. Battle of Sidi Brahim

Chronological map of the French conquest.

• 1,835 C.E. — 1,903 C.E. Pacification of Algeria

French Département of Algérie

• September 1, 1,939 C.E. — September 2, 1,945 C.E. World War II
  • June 10, 1,940 C.E. — May 2, 1,945 C.E. Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
    • June 10, 1,940 C.E. — May 13, 1,943 C.E. North African Campaign
      • November 8, 1,942 C.E. — November 16, 1,942 C.E. Operation Torch
• May 8, 1,945 C.E. Sétif and Guelma massacre
• November 1, 1,954 C.E. — March 19, 1,962 C.E. Algerian War of Independence
  • November 1, 1,954 C.E. Toussaint Rouge
  • September 1,955 C.E. First battle of El Djorf
  • August 20, 1,955 C.E. Battle of Philippeville
  • September 30, 1,956 C.E. — September 24, 1,957 C.E. Battle of Algiers
  • May 23, 1,957 C.E. — May 25, 1,957 C.E. Battle of Agounennda

Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic

• November 1, 1,954 C.E. — March 19, 1,962 C.E. Algerian War of Independence
  • May 13, 1,958 C.E. Crisis
  • July 1,959 C.E. — March 1,960 C.E. Operation Jumelles
  • April 21, 1,961 C.E. — April 26, 1,961 C.E. Algiers putsch
  • March 23, 1,962 C.E. — April 6, 1,962 C.E. Battle of Bab El Oued

People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

• October 1,963 C.E. Sand War
• 1,980 C.E. Berber Spring
• October 1,988 C.E. Riots
• December 26, 1,991 C.E. — February 2,002 C.E. Algerian Civil War
  • April 3, 1,997 C.E. — April 4, 1,997 C.E. Thalit massacre
  • April 22, 1,997 C.E. Haouch Khemisti massacre
  • June 16, 1,997 C.E. Daïat Labguer (M'sila) Massacre
  • July 27, 1,997 C.E. Si Zerrouk massacre
  • August 3, 1,997 C.E. Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre
  • August 20, 1,997 C.E. — August 21, 1,997 C.E. Souhane massacre
  • August 26, 1,997 C.E. Beni Ali massacre
  • August 29, 1,997 C.E. Rais massacre
  • September 5, 1,997 C.E. Beni Messous massacre
  • September 19, 1,997 C.E. — September 20, 1,997 C.E. Guelb El-Kebir massacre
  • September 22, 1,997 C.E. — September 23, 1,997 C.E. Bentalha massacre
  • December 23, 1,997 C.E. — December 24, 1,997 C.E. Sid El-Antri massacre
  • December 30, 1,997 C.E. Wilaya of Relizane massacres
• December 28, 2,010 C.E. — January 10, 2,012 C.E. Algerian protests

References

See also

• List of wars involving Algeria
• Military of Algeria
• People's National Army
• Algerian National Navy
• Algerian Air Force
• Military history of Africa
• African military systems to 1,800 C.E.
• African military systems 1,800 C.E. — 1,900 C.E.
• African military systems after 1,900 C.E.