Abd al-Kadir

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Abd al-Kadir (1808–83) Algerian leader. He displaced (1832–39) the French and Turks from n Algeria, and then launched a holy war against the French. In 1843 he was forced to retreat to Morocco, where he enlisted the support of the Sultan. Abd al-Kadir and his Moroccan forces were defeated at Isly (1844). He was imprisoned in France (1847–52).