battle, early modern

Battle of Oued Djer

Name: Battle of Oued Djer
Location: Oued Djer, Algeria

Battle of Oued Djer was a battle fought in 1517 at Oued Djer, in what is now Algeria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Oued Djer. The recorded result: Algerian victory.

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Fought1517

WhereOued Djer, Algeria36.426N, 2.561E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAlgerian victory

BelligerentsSultanate of Algiers; Kingdom of Kukuagainst20px|Flag of Spanish Empire Spanish Oran; Sheikhdom of Ténès

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

Date	1517 (year precision)
Place	Oued Djer, Algeria 36.426N, 2.561E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Aruj Barbarossa Ahmed ou el Kadhi

Placed at Oued Djer; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Teniah de Mouzaïa 1840, 12 km E
Second Battle of Blida 1830, 24 km SE
First Battle of Blida 1830, 25 km E
Battle of Oued El Alleug 1839, 29 km NE
Battle of Cherchell 1665, 38 km NW

Elsewhere in 1517

Battle of Oued Djer is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 155 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q116922070, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Oued Djer, revision 1370452494, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.