Algerian Expedition to Tuat

Expedition to Tuat
Date	1579
Location	Tuat, Algeria
Result	Algerian victory
Belligerents
Regency of Algiers	Tribes of Tuat
Commanders and leaders
Hassan Veneziano	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Algerian expedition to Tuat in 1579 was a military campaign by the Regency of Algiers against the tribes of Tuat, which resulted in Algiers gaining nominal control over the region.

Background

After the tribes of Tafilalt launched expeditions in the Tuat region, the prominent figures of the oasis urgently sought the intervention of the Dey of Algiers. This plea was substantiated by the issuance of stern missives to the nomadic populace. In 1579, a significant military campaign was launched in response.^[1]

Expedition

Under the leadership of the Dey of Algiers, the deployed troops strategically positioned themselves in the ruins of Tiberchrine post-deterrence. Subsequently, reconnaissance units were dispatched to survey other oases before shifting their efforts towards the northern front.^[1]

Aftermath

Following the Algerian annexation of Tuat-Gourara, the cognizant oasis leaders adeptly recognized the pertinent authority to which they should direct their appeals: the esteemed Dey of Algiers,^[1]^[2] seeking protection from them.^[3]

Even after the Moroccan conquest, the tribes continued to pay tribute to Hassan Veneziano and the rest of the Algerian Deys until the fall of the Regency of Algiers in 1830.^[3]^[4] Since the local tribes revolted several times against the Alawi dynasty and its authority over the Tuat region, Moroccan control remained largely nominal.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Bellil, Rachid (1999). Les oasis du Gourara, Sahara algérien: Fondation des ksour. II (in French). Peeters Publishers. p. 12. ISBN 978-90-429-0924-3.
^ Fage, J. D.; Oliver, Roland (1975). The Cambridge History of Africa. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-20981-6.
^ ^a ^b Reclus, Élisée (1830-1905) Auteur du texte (1876–1894). Nouvelle géographie universelle : la terre et les hommes. Vol. 11 / par Élisée Reclus... pp. 866–867.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ texte, Société bourguignonne de géographie et d'histoire Auteur du (1896). "Mémoires de la Société bourguignonne de géographie et d'histoire". Gallica. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
^ Dunn, Ross E. (1977). Resistance in the desert: Moroccan responses to French imperialism, 1881-1912. London New York: Croom Helm University of Wisconsin press. ISBN 978-0-85664-453-5.

[:0-1] Bellil, Rachid (1999). Les oasis du Gourara, Sahara algérien: Fondation des ksour. II (in French). Peeters Publishers. p. 12. ISBN 978-90-429-0924-3.

[2] Fage, J. D.; Oliver, Roland (1975). The Cambridge History of Africa. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-20981-6.

[:1-3] Reclus, Élisée (1830-1905) Auteur du texte (1876–1894). Nouvelle géographie universelle : la terre et les hommes. Vol. 11 / par Élisée Reclus... pp. 866–867.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] texte, Société bourguignonne de géographie et d'histoire Auteur du (1896). "Mémoires de la Société bourguignonne de géographie et d'histoire". Gallica. Retrieved 2024-01-12.

[5] Dunn, Ross E. (1977). Resistance in the desert: Moroccan responses to French imperialism, 1881-1912. London New York: Croom Helm University of Wisconsin press. ISBN 978-0-85664-453-5.

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