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Siege of Laghouat

1852 CE · Algeria, Africa · War

Siege of Laghouat
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The siege of Laghouat was an episode of the French pacification of Algeria. General Aimable Pélissier commanding an army of 6,000, besieged the city of Laghouat from 21 November until 4 December 1852, when the city capitulated.

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