Emir Abdelkader
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Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din, known as Emir Abdelkader or ʿAbd al-Qadir al-Hasani al-Jazaʾiri, was an Arab Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasi
Portrait by Jean-Baptiste-Ange Tissier, 1852
Desmichels Treaty concluded in Oran on 26 February 1834 between France and Abdelkader.
Infantryman of Abdelkader
Cavalier of Abdelkader
Invasion of Algiers (1830)
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The invasion of Algiers was a large-scale military operation by which the Kingdom of France, ruled by King Charles X, invaded and conquered the Regency of Algiers. A diplomatic incident in 1827, the s
Emir Abdelkader
…known as Emir Abdelkader or ʿAbd al-Qadir al-Hasani al-Jazaʾiri, was an Arab Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion of Algiers from 1831 to 1847. As an Islamic scholar and Sufi who unexpectedly found himself leading a military campaign, he assembled a coalition of Algerian…
Attack on Algiers by sea, 29 June 1830 Théodore Gudin, 1831
The "Fly whisk affair" which was the pretext for the invasion
Sailors loading the ships for the expedition
Landing on the Sidi Ferruch on 14 June 1830