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... Camps - Clerical Establishments - Failure of Agricultural Colony - Disgraceful Conduct of Land Jobbers- Ford of the ... Camp d'Erlon - Blidah - Cul- tivation of Tobacco - Gorge of the Chiffa - Dangerous Road- Mudlike Soil - Passage of ...
... Camps - Clerical Establishments - Failure of Agricultural Colony - Disgraceful Conduct of Land Jobbers- Ford of the ... Camp d'Erlon - Blidah - Cul- tivation of Tobacco - Gorge of the Chiffa - Dangerous Road- Mudlike Soil - Passage of ...
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... Camp and Town - Triple Gateway - Ancient Subalterns ' Club - Officers ' Ring - money - The Status of the Soldier - Dread of Evil Omens - Timber - trade of Batna - Mountaineers of the Aurès as yet unsubdued - Ancient Numidian Monument ...
... Camp and Town - Triple Gateway - Ancient Subalterns ' Club - Officers ' Ring - money - The Status of the Soldier - Dread of Evil Omens - Timber - trade of Batna - Mountaineers of the Aurès as yet unsubdued - Ancient Numidian Monument ...
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... camp , to serve as a base for future operations . On the 13th of June , about noon , the vessels of the invading force began to arrive , and cast anchor in the bay to the west of the cape . They met with scarcely any opposition , the ...
... camp , to serve as a base for future operations . On the 13th of June , about noon , the vessels of the invading force began to arrive , and cast anchor in the bay to the west of the cape . They met with scarcely any opposition , the ...
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... camp , in which hospitals and magazines , both of food and ammu- nition , were speedily established . It is surprising to find how little the French were aware of the nature of the country in which they had to operate , and also how ...
... camp , in which hospitals and magazines , both of food and ammu- nition , were speedily established . It is surprising to find how little the French were aware of the nature of the country in which they had to operate , and also how ...
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... camp at Staoueli , where the Agha of the Turks had his head - quarters , not only were the tents of the principal officers taken all standing , richly furnished , but in one a considerable sum in money was found , which had been brought ...
... camp at Staoueli , where the Agha of the Turks had his head - quarters , not only were the tents of the principal officers taken all standing , richly furnished , but in one a considerable sum in money was found , which had been brought ...
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Abd-el-Kader Africa Algeria Algiers ancient animal appeared Arabs army arrived Arzew Atlas Aurès Batna Blidah Bona Boudouaou Bougie brought built camels camp Cape caravanserai Carthage character Cheliff Cherchell chief cisterns coast commandant Constantine course cultivation descends distance eight elevation Emperor European existed extremely feet Fonduck fortification four francs French Government ground Guelma harbour hills horses houses immediate neighbourhood inscription Isser Jemappes Kabyle Kabyle language L'Arbâ labour land latter limestone lion Magaria Maison Carrée marabout Maskara Mazagran Mechouar Médéah Metidja miles military Moorish Morocco mosque Mostaganem mountains mules native nearly night occupied officer Oran passed Philippeville plain plateau population probably province remains river road Roman route ruins Sahel Sebaou Sebkah seemed side Sidi soil soldiers spahi Spaniards steamer stone tion Tizi-Ouzou Tlemçen told tomb town tribe Tunis valley village walls whole wild
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