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The battle between the forces of
Moulay Ismail
, the
Alawi' Sultan
of Morocco, and an
Algerian
army took place in 1700 near
Tlemcen
.
[1]
In 1699,
[1]
Moulay Ismail, commanded an army of 60,000 soldiers
[2]
into the territory of the
Regency of Algiers
, marching towards the city of
Tlemcen
. He was faced with an Algerian army of 12,000 men.
[2]
The battle took place in 1700.
[1]
Moroccan forces were defeated and suffered heavy losses.
[2]
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