North Africa, Algiers, 1896
Scene in the old pirate city of Algiers, Africa. Algiers is located on the Mediterranean Sea and in the north-central portion of Algeria. The history of Algiers from 1830 to 1962 is bound to the larger history of Algeria and its relationship to France. On July 4, 1830, under the pretext of an affront to the French consul a French army under General de Bourmont attacked the city in the 1830 invasion of Algiers. The city capitulated the following day. Algiers became the capital of French Algeria. Underwood and Underwood, 1896
Picture No
12697875
Media ID
47676392
Size
3750px x 3965px
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Credit
LOC/Science Source/Mary Evans
