Siege of Laghouat
| Siege of Laghouat | |||||||
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| Part of the Pacification of Algeria | |||||||
 Taking of Laghouat by Jean-Adolphe Beaucé. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 France | Algerian resistance | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Aimable Pélissier | |||||||
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| 6000 | |||||||
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 in November 21, 1852. The decisive storming of the city occurred in December 4 and the French captured the city.
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