Second Assault of Dellys
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This article is about an assault on the Algerian town. For other uses, see Dellys (disambiguation).
The Second Assault of Dellys was an assault by troupes coloniales under General Thomas Robert Bugeaud (1784–1849) against the Algerian resistance fighters in the town of Dellys, Kabylia of the Igawawen.[1] It was part of the French conquest of Algeria and took place in April–May 1844.
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Qubba of Sidi Soussan overlooking Dellys. | |||||||
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Emirate of Abdelkader Kingdom of Kuku Islamic Zawiyas Rahmaniyya | Kingdom of France | ||||||
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Emir Abdelkader Ahmed bin Salem Ali ben Zamoum |
Bugeaud Périgot Daumas Gentil Mahieddine | ||||||
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