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Landing at Sidi Ferruch
- When
- 14 June 1830
- Where
- Sidi Ferruch
- Part of
- French invasion of Algiers
French troops landed at Sidi Ferruch on 14 June 1830, beginning the military campaign against the Regency of Algiers.
Using Napoleon's 1808 contingency plan, General de Bourmont landed 34,000 soldiers at Sidi Ferruch, 27 kilometres west of Algiers. The invasion began with a naval bombardment by a fleet under Admiral Duperré.
Sources
- Invasion of Algiers (1830) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
- French Algeria Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
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