The Treaty of Desmichels (also known as the Desmichels Treaty) was signed on February 26, 1834 by Abdelkader and French military officials led by General Louis Alexis Desmichels. As a result of this agreement, France acknowledged Abd-el-Kader as the bey (governor) of Mascara, as well as the independent sovereign ruler of the province of Oran in Algeria.