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    Mélikech, Sameur, Al Amri. Then he commanded at the battle of Zaatcha (French: siège de Zaatcha), earning the Commander Neck Order of the Legion d'honneur...
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    mentioned in several dispatches being distinguished notably at the Siege of Zaatcha in 1849 serving under colonel Canrobert, another future French marshal...
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    was raised by Georges Augustus Gaston De Coppens in 1861. They saw action from the Peninsula Campaign to the Siege of Petersburg, all the while being short...
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    centres and in pacification. October-26 November 1849: the Siege and capture of the oasis of Zaatcha. The operation was conducted with the 1st battalion of...
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    l'honneur de commander sont prévenus par moi-même que s'il leur arrive de m'amener un Arabe vivant, ils recevront une volée de coups de plat de sabre.....
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    (1837) Mostaganem (1839) Mouzaïa (1840) Coleah (1841) Djidjelli (1842) Zaatcha (1849) Fedj-Menazel (1851) Battle of Alma (1854) The annual celebration...
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    tax, seizing the moated fortification of Zaatcha 20 km from Biskra. The French marched on Zaatcha, laying siege for months. It finally fell after 53 days...
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  • obedience. He illustrated himself while leading them, notably during the Siege of Zaatcha [fr]. In 1854, nominated to Général, he was assigned to Paris. However...
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  • Location Commanding Officer Highest Ranking Legion Commander Result Strength Casualties Foreign Legion Units Involved 1849 Battle of Zaatcha Victory 5,000...
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    revolution (1849) Siege of Rome 1–3 July 1849 Italy None Roman republicans Victory Pacification of Algeria (1849) Battle of Zaatcha 16 July – 26 November...
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