Siege of Laghouat
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| Siege of Laghouat | |||||||
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| Part of the Pacification of Algeria | |||||||
 Taking of Laghouat by Jean-Adolphe Beaucé. |
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 France
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| Aimable Pélissier | |||||||
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| 6000 | |||||||
The Siege of Laghouat was an episode of the French Pacification of Algeria. General Aimable Pélissier commanding a 6000 strong army, besieged the city of Laghouat in November 21 1852. The decisive storming of the city occurred in December 4 and the French captured the city after bloody fighting.
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