Siege of Tunis (1694)
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DateAugust–November 1694[1]
Result
Algerian victory
Territorial
changes Tunis becomes a beylik of Algiers
changes Tunis becomes a beylik of Algiers
| Siege of Tunis | |||||||||
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| Part of the Tunisian–Algerian War (1694) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Regency of Algiers |
 Tunisia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Hadj Chabane Mohammed ben Cheker |
Mohammed Bey | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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7,600 troops:[2]
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15,000 infantry[3] 600 horses | ||||||||
  Siege of Tunis Location within Tunisia | |||||||||
The siege of Tunis was a siege fought in 1694, between the Deylik of Algiers, and Muradid Tunis, during the Tunisian-Algerian War of 1694.
The Tunisian prince Mohammed ben Cheker asked the dey of Algiers, at the time Hadj Chabane,[4] for help in order to make himself Bey of Tunis. The dey of Algiers accepted his proposal, invaded Tunisia in 1694,[5] and defeated the Tunisian army at the Battle of Kef on June 24. Chabane then marched on Tunis, where Mohammed Bey el-Mouradi took refuge after his defeat.[6] The goal of Chabane was to make Tunis a simple governorate (Beylik) in a similar fashion to the other Beyliks of Algeria, such as the Beylik of Constantine.