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ALGERIA: Louis Philippe I, 1830-1848, AE medal (73.50g), 1844, Unc

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ALGERIA: Louis Philippe I, 1830-1848, AE medal (73.50g), 1844, Unc
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ALGERIA: Louis Philippe I, 1830-1848, AE medal (73.50g), 1844, Escande-19, Ruedas-22, 53mm bronze medal for the Battle of l'Isly, by Armand Auguste Caque, uniformed bust of the King right with LOUIS PHILIPPE I - ROI DES FRANÇAIS around // 24-line inscription, obverse spot behind head, a few reverse hairlines, original strike, rare, CUIVRE with ship's prow privy mark on edge, Unc. The Battle of the Isly, fought on August 14, 1844 near the Isly River on the Algerian-Moroccan border, marked the final engagement of the French expedition against the Moroccan army. Morocco, where Abd el-Kader had taken refuge, declared war on France in an attempt to prevent its colonization of Algeria, despite the terms of the Treaty of Tafna. On August 6, 1844, the Prince de Joinville bombarded the cities of Tangier and Mogador. On the night of August 15–16, Governor-General Bugeaud, having assembled all his forces--which numbered only 11,000 men--advanced upon the Moroccan camp established at the position of Djarf el-Akhdar, a short distance from Oujda, on the right bank of the Oued Isly. The Sultan failed to break the French troops, who were arrayed in a diamond formation. Bugeaud then deployed his cavalry, which scattered the Moroccan horsemen, followed by his infantry, which dispersed the enemy foot soldiers into the ravines. Eleven cannons, eighteen standards, all the Moroccan tents--including that of Sidi Mohammed, which was richly furnished--and supplies of every kind were captured. The Moroccan losses amounted to 800 men. Marshal Bugeaud was created Duke of Isly following this victory.