Battle of Beni Mered

The battle of Beni Mered took place in April 1842 between French forces and the Algerians Resistors from southern part of Algiers Boufarik to Beni mered in blida. The French had established a 'soldiers reserve' in the Beni Mered area, which runs between Blida and Boufarik.

The berber resistance fighters of "Ahmed bin Salem" extended their operations from the Kabylia area to the Mitija plain in early 1842 by attacking the French in the area of Bani Mered The attack took place on April 11, 1842, not far from this French military reserve, on a detachment of 22 French soldiers with correspondence under the command of Sergent Blandan. . About 300 knights of 'Ahmed bin Salem' fighters attacked and destroyed this group of Frenchmen.