France Conquers Algeria
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Military History, Economics, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, French History, African History
- Geographical Location: France, Algeria
- Date: 1830
Article abstract: France conquers Algeria and takes the first step in its annexation of northwest Africa, resulting in a complete restructuring of Algerian society.
Summary of Event
France had maintained strained relations with Algiers since 1579, but its conquest of the city and the surrounding countryside was its first decisive military penetration of the western coast of North Africa. This step was to lead eventually to its control of a broad strip of territory stretching from Tunisia to the Atlantic coast of Morocco.
The immediate pretext for...
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