Tunisian Algerian war (1705)

The Tunisian-Algerian War of 1705 was an conflict between the Regency of Algiers and the Regency of Tunis.

Tunisian Algerian War (1705)

Part of Tunisian–Algerian War
| Date| 8 July 1705

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Location|

Tunisia

Result|  Algerian victory
Territorial
changes|  Algeria takes over El Kef.
Belligerents
Regency of Algiers|  Beylik of Tunis
Commanders and leaders

Hadj Mustapha

* Various Tunisian arab tribes.

Ibrahim Sharif

Al-Husayn I ibn Ali
Strength
Unknown|  Unknown
Casualties and losses
Low|  Heavy

## Background[edit]

Main article: Maghrebi war (1699–1702)

During the Maghrebi war, The Regency was getting attacks from both West and East by the Morrocan and Tunisian alliance, the Dey of Algiers Hadj Chaouch(in French) who was in charge during the rest of the war, was mainly helped by Hadj Mustapha(in French) who was a great and important figure in the Maghrebi War, His first battle's would take place in the Western Beylik during the Mascara Campaign where the Morrocan army of Moulay Ismail would Pillage the city of Tlemcen but would have to retreat from heavy Casualties trying to take over the Chelif River in 1701, Hadj Mustapha would then Help his vassal Ali khodja Bey in Constantine who would die trying to defend the city of Constantine from the army og Ibrahim el Sharif,[1] Mustapha would then meet the tunisian's near Setif and win the Battle of Jouami' al-Ulama with a small amount of Casualties. The war would finally end by the Assassination of Murad III and his entitre family by Ibrahim el Sharif who had more specific plans after his return from Istanbul.

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## The war[edit]

After the Maghrebi war, the dey Hadj Chaouch would resign from the title of Dey and would give it to Hadj Mustapha for his numerous victories during the war[citation needed], The Regency how ever suffered from a lack of money after this bloody war, The Dey would unnecessarily raise taxes who would make him realise that the only way for Algiers to recover from this was the conquest and Pilage of Tunisia and its cities.[2]

Mustapha who just became Dey of algiers would lunch his first conquest inside the Tunisia territory, his army whou take control and set their camps close to Kef in Oued el-Tin.

### Battle of Kef[edit]

Main article: Battle of Kef (1705)

The Algerian army after setting their camps close to kef, they would launch the attack in the city, During the battle one of the various Tunisian Banu Hilal arab tribe's of tunisia named Ouled Saïd(in French) and Drid(in French) betrayed Ibrahim and changed sides and allied to the Algerians.[3] Even a part of the regular troops of ibrahim who were headed by Ibrahim's intimate secretary Muhhamed Ben Mustapha, ended up changing sides aswell and turn themselves with the Algerian front.[4] The dey Mustapha would then proceed to send officers to Ibrahim and ask him very humiliating peace terms, such as:

Demanding Tunisia to pay a tribute for war repparation's, A delivery of 1000 camels and hand over one of his children to the dey to serve as a Hostage.[5][6]

Ibrahim would take this as a provocation and would enter Kef with his Agha Al-Husayn I ibn Ali, The battle was bloody With Algerian's and Tunisian's troops constantly seeiking for each other inside the citadel of Kef, But the Algerian side would surround the citadel, Ibrahim would Finally realise that the poor amount of soldiers that he had wouldnt defeat the army of Mustapha and would Capitulate leaving the city to the Algerians.[7]

He would lose the war and be imprisoned in Algiers,[8] When the Agha's of ibrahim who were still fighting over their dead brothers in the citadel, Would in no time hastily retreated to Tunis with the rest of what that remained of the tunisian army, The most influent one of them Al-Husayn I ibn Ali would proclaim himself Dey and found the Husainid dynasty on july 10th, 1705.[9]

### Siege of Tunis[edit]

Main article: Siege of tunis(1705)

The Algerian army finally arrived in front of Tunis and puts it under siege. The Tunisians, fearing the pillage of their city, resisted energetically and unnecessarily protested against the Dey Moustapha, Husayn payed Hadj Moustapha a ransom of 150 000 piastres in order to lift the siege. The dey subsequently notes that food and ammunition are becoming increasingly short, in addition to the approach of the bad season. Mustapha decides to abandon the siege and retreats to Algiers full of rage.[10][citation needed]

## Aftermath[edit]

Mustapha will leave Tunis on October 6, 1705 and would be harassed by Kabyles and Tunisians on his way to Algiers. After finally returning to Algiers, He would recive his payement from Husayn just as intended.[11]

After the Assasination of the Hadj Mustapha in the same year, Algiers would then fall into chaos where two idividuals would fight for the title of Dey, The first one was an representative of the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III, The other one tho was described as the chosen one of the Algerian's. This would take 5 years for finally Baba Ali Chaouch became dey and restored the stability in the Regency.[12]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Société archéologique, historique, et géographique du Département de Constantine (1929). Recueil des notices et mémoires de la Société archéologique du département de Constantine (in French).
2. ^ Grammont, H. D. de (1887). Histoire d'Alger sous la domination turque (1515-1830) (in French). E. Leroux.
3. ^ Rousseau, Alphonse (1864). Annales tunisiennes: ou, Aperçu historique sur la régence de Tunis (in French). Bastide.
4. ^ Rousseau, Alphonse (1864). Annales tunisiennes: ou, Aperçu historique sur la régence de Tunis (in French). Bastide.
5. ^ Rousseau, Alphonse (1864). Annales tunisiennes: ou, Aperçu historique sur la régence de Tunis (in French). Bastide.
6. ^ Rousseau, Alphonse (1864). Annales tunisiennes: ou, Aperçu historique sur la régence de Tunis (in French). Bastide.
7. ^ Rousseau, Alphonse (1864). Annales tunisiennes: ou, Aperçu historique sur la régence de Tunis (in French). Bastide.
8. ^ Rousseau, Alphonse (1864). Annales tunisiennes: ou, Aperçu historique sur la régence de Tunis (in French). Bastide.
9. ^ Rousseau, Alphonse (1864). Annales tunisiennes: ou, Aperçu historique sur la régence de Tunis (in French). Bastide.
10. ^ Grammont, H. D. de (1887). Histoire d'Alger sous la domination turque (1515-1830) (in French). E. Leroux.
11. ^ Grammont, H. D. de (1887). Histoire d'Alger sous la domination turque (1515-1830) (in French). E. Leroux.
12. ^ The St. James's Magazine and United Empire Review. A.H. Moxon. 1875.

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