The blow was, on the whole, irreparable in its effects upon the influence of the Sultan.Continuing Abd-el-Kader and France's Conquest of
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Abd-el-Kader Was an Elusive Foe
The smala was a great traveling capital, containing at first more than twenty thousand souls, following the Sultan's movements.Continuing
Decisive Campaign of 1841
The real and decisive struggle began early in 1841. The right man was at last found by the French to deal with the hitherto indomitable Sultan of
Abd-el-Kader Prepares Ambush of French Army
Hastily drawn treaties are a prolific source of war. The Treaty of the Tafna was a flagrant example of this class of diplomatic documents.Continuing
Abd-el-Kader and France’s Conquest of Algeria
This series has seven easy five minute installments. This first installment: Treaty Confirms Abd-el-Kader's Power in Algeria.IntroductionAfter
The King Flees France
King Louis Philippe and Queen Marie-Amalie at last reached the seacoast, and set sail toward England, that safe and well-known refuge of unfortunate
King of France Abdicates
The King sat at his writing-table, agitated and perplexed.Continuing The February 1848 Revolution in France,our selection fromPopular History of
The Violence Begins
By daybreak Paris was covered with barricades.Continuing The February 1848 Revolution in France,our selection fromPopular History of France From
Banquets Media for Rebellion
Weakness has a constraining power difficult to understand, which is not foreseen even by those who give way to it; and of this the history of the