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Siege of Zaatcha

1849 CE · Algeria, Africa · War

The siege of Zaatcha in 1849 was a battle of the French conquest of Algeria, when French forces besieged the fortified oasis of Zaatcha, a centre of resistance in the Ziban. The town was taken after months and heavy losses, and its fall broke the revolt in the region.

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