Resistance of Bouchoucha Resistance of Benchohra The Capture of Touggourt was a military operation carried out by the Chaamba tribe against the city of Touggourt during the Mokrani Revolt, in which the French garrison of the city and its commander were massacred.

[4] After that, they head to the French controlled Touggourt to Capture it, joined by the Chaamba leader Benchohra.

Bouchoucha's crew attacked the garrison, and during the chaos, the French Sergeant Basile was killed right at the start of the fight.

Mousseli received an anonymous letter advising him to evacuate the citadel and head north with his army, where Bouchoucha supposedly wouldn't follow.

He followed the advice and left on May 15th, but they hadn't even gone 5 kilometers from the city when they realized they were surrounded by Cherif’s Touggourtian crew.