French Algeria
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French Algeria, also known as Colonial Algeria, was a colony and later an integral part of France. French rule lasted from the beginning of the French conquest in 1830 until the end of the Algerian Wa
Purchase of Christian slaves by French monks in Algiers in 1662
The attack of Admiral Duperré during the take-over of Algiers in 1830
Fighting at the gates of Algiers in 1830
Ornate Ottoman cannon, length: 385cm, cal:178mm, weight: 2910, stone projectile, founded 8 October 1581 in Algiers, seized by France at Algiers in 1830. Musée de l'Armée, Paris
French conquest of Algeria
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The French conquest of Algeria took place between 1830 and 1847. In 1827, an argument between Hussein Dey, the ruler of the Regency of Algiers, and the French consul escalated into a naval blockade, f
The Siege of Constantine by Horace Vernet, 1838
The "Fan Affair", which escalated into the invasion.
At Sidi-Ferruch by Pierre-Julien Gilbert.