Battle of Tlemcen (1700)

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{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict =

| width =

| partof = Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and Morocco

| image = File:1771 Bonne Map of the Mediterranean and the Maghreb or Barbary Coast - Geographicus - Barbarie-bonne-1771.jpg

| image_size = 300px

| caption = Barbary coast view in 1771

| date = 1699–1700

| place = Tlemcen

| result = Algerian victory

| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Algiers.jpg}} Regency of Algiers

| combatant2 = 23px Alawi Sultanate

| commander1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Algiers.jpg}} Hadj Moustapha

| commander2 = 23px Ismail Ibn Sharif

| strength1 = 12,000 men

| strength2 = 60,000 men

}}

The battle between the forces of Ismail Ibn Sharif, the Alawi' Sultan, and the Algerian army of the Regency of Algiers took place in 1700 near Tlemcen.{{cite book |author=Guy Turbet-Delof |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RBu9N6AR0IkC&dq=Moulay+Ismail+Tlemcen+1700&pg=PA113 |title=La presse périodique française et l'Afrique barbaresque au XVIIe siècle |year=1973 |isbn=9782600035323 |page=113| publisher=Librairie Droz }}

In 1699, Ismail Ibn Sharif, commanded an army of 60,000 soldiers{{cite book |author=Séran de la Tour |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iSE6AAAAcAAJ&dq=Soixante+mille+hommes+dont+%C3%A9toit+compof%C3%A9e+fon+arm%C3%A9e+furent+arr%C3%AAt%C3%A9s,+bat-+tus+%26+mis+en+fuite+par+douze&pg=PA193 |title=Histoire De Mouley Mahamet Fils De Mouley Ismael, Roy De Maroc |year=1749 |pages=193–195 |language=fr}} 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. The battle took place in 1700. Moroccan forces were defeated and suffered heavy losses.