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Siege of Constantine
1837 siege in Algeria

Siege of Constantine

The siege of Constantine was a blockade and assault on Constantine in October 1837 by French forces during the French conquest of Algeria.

The decisive battle resulted in the collapse of the Beylik of Constantine led by Ahmed Bey.

How locals move

Getting around Siege of Constantine the local way

  • Get inBuses and shared taxis coming from Sétif arrive at the Gare Routière Ouest south of town.

From Wikivoyage: Constantine, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-02.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Rijksmuseum (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.