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The French in Algiers / The Soldier of the Foreign Legion; and The Prisoners of Abd-el-Kader

Chapter 1: THE FRENCH IN ALGIERS.
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The volume brings together two firsthand accounts of the French campaign in Algeria: a young officer's memoir of volunteering for the Foreign Legion that recounts garrison life, marches, skirmishes with local tribes, sieges, desert hardships, colonial tactics, and vivid scenes in Arab towns; and a naval lieutenant's narrative of five months as a captive, describing reception at Abd-el-Kader's camp, camp organization, treatment of prisoners, local customs, and exchanges between Europeans and Arabs. Together they combine battlefield episodes, cultural observation, and reflections on the human costs of warfare and colonization.

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Title: The French in Algiers

Translator: Lady Lucie Duff Gordon

Author: Ernest Alby

Clemens Lamping

Release date: October 11, 2018 [eBook #58081]

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE FRENCH IN ALGIERS ***

THE
FRENCH IN ALGIERS.

THE
SOLDIER OF THE FOREIGN LEGION;
AND THE
PRISONERS OF ABD-EL-KADER.
TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN AND FRENCH BY
LADY DUFF GORDON.
NEW EDITION.
LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.
1855.