The 1837 siege of Constantine was decided by Louis Philippe I and the head of his government, Count Louis-Mathieu Molé, in the summer of 1837.

At the time, the consolidation of the July Monarchy and the recovery of economic prosperity, the king was considering dissolving the Chamber of Deputies.

The eldest considered that it was his right, while the second, who had participated in the unsuccessful expedition of the previous year, was keen to avenge this humiliation.

[4] The army met at the Merdjez-Hammar camp established on the banks of the Seybouse River in Guelma Province, halfway between Bôna and Constantine.

The latter was promoted to the rank of Marshal of France on 11 November and appointed Governor-General of French Possessions in Africa on 1 December.