Sidi Brahim, Battle of, Sidi Brahim, Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, 1845

found: Work cat: Pègues, Jacques-Louis. Combat de Sidi-Brahim et défense héroique du marabout, septembre 1845, 1887:page 12 (Combat de Sidi-Brahim [fight or battle of Sidi-Brahim], 23 September 1845) page 21 (heroic defense of the marabout [saint's tomb], 23-25 September 1845)

found: France, Ministère des Armées, Armée de Terre (website), Bataille de Sidi Brahim, fête des chasseurs, viewed March 8, 2020(the battle of Sidi-Brahim took place 23-26 September 1845 between the French troops and Abd El Kader; it lasted 3 days and nights; after initial combat the French were reduced from 450 to 82 against 10,000 fighters of the emir; the survivors took refuge in a marabout, besieged without food or water; they refused to surrender, and instead charged with bayonets; 16 were able to reach French lines, of whom 5 later died)