Siege of Laghouat

The siege of Laghouat was an episode of the French pacification of Algeria. General Aimable Pélissier commanding an army of 6,000, besieged the city of Laghouat from 21 November until 4 December 1852, when the city capitulated. The brutal treatment of the inhabitants was part of the scorched earth tactic of the French army and one of the first instances of recorded use of chemical weapon on civilians.

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1852 Siege of Laghouat

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1708 — 1713 Laghouat Expedition

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1727 Laghouat Rebellion

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Assaut et prise de Laghouat, 2 décembre 1852

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1708	Laghouat Expedition	military expedition	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1727	Laghouat Rebellion	rebellion, Regency of Algiers, Beylik of Titteri, Sharifian Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1852	Siege of Laghouat	siege	Wikidata
commons	image		Assaut et prise de Laghouat, 2 décembre 1852		Commons