Siege of Laghouat
The Siege of Laghouat was an episode of the French Pacification of Algeria. General Aimable Pélissier commanding an army of 6000, besieged the city of Laghouat on November 21, 1852. The decisive storming of the city occurred in December 4 and the French captured the city. The brutal treatment of the inhabitants of the city was part of the scorched earth tactic of the French army one of the first instances of recorded use of chemical weapon on civilians.
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Siege of Laghouat
The Siege of Laghouat was an episode of the French Pacification of Algeria. General Aimable Pélissier commanding an army of 6000, besieged the city of Laghouat on November 21, 1852. The decisive storming of the city occurred in December 4 and the French captured the city. The brutal treatment of the inhabitants of the city was part of the scorched earth tactic of the French army one of the first instances of recorded use of chemical weapon on civilians.
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The Siege of Laghouat was an e ...... the capitulation of the Mzab.
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Algerian resistance
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1852-12-04
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Taking of Laghouat by Jean-Adolphe Beaucé.
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Algerian resistance
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Siege and Massacre of Laghouat
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the Pacification of Algeria
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The Siege of Laghouat was an e ...... chemical weapon on civilians.
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