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French Conquest of Algeria

1830 CE – 1847 CE · 17 years

France invaded Algeria ostensibly over a diplomatic insult and spent 17 years of brutal warfare conquering it. Abd el-Kader led a skillful resistance before his final defeat. Algeria became France's most important colony, with over a million French settlers eventually residing there.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • France
  • Algerian resistance (Abd el-Kader)

Key moments

Defining events in the French Conquest of Algeria.

  1. 1830 Fall of Algiers
  2. 1835 Battle of Macta
  3. 1849 Siege of Zaatcha

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