Campaign of Tlemcen (1551)

The Campaign of Tlemcen (1551) was a military operation led by the Regency of Algiers under Hasan Pasha and his ally Abdelaziz, following the capture of Tlemcen by the Saadi Sultanate in June 1550. The Saadian forces were defeated at the Abou Azoun river and the Moroccan garrison in Tlemcen was massacred.