French colonialism started its attempts to penetrate the Algerian Sahara to control the transportation and commercial Routes, to benefit from its wealth and the exchange volume with the west Sudanian region. However, they faced strong resistance, supported by the knowledge of the locals about their area. Laghouat’s resistance represents a great saga. After France recruited their army, it was considered criminal warfare; they used chemicals to end the resistance. It was indeed the Holocaust of Laghouat.
Laghout’s Resistance
French colonialism started its attempts to penetrate the Algerian Sahara to control the transportation and commercial Routes, to benefit from its wealth and the exchange volume with the west Sudanian region. However, they faced strong resistance, supported by the knowledge of the locals about their area. Laghouat’s resistance represents a great saga. After France recruited their army, it was con..
Laghout’s Resistance
French colonialism started its attempts to penetrate the Algerian Sahara to control the transportation and commercial Routes, to benefit from its wealth and the exchange volume with the west Sudanian region. However, they faced strong resistance, supported by the knowledge of the locals about their area. Laghouat’s resistance represents a great saga. After France recruited their army, it was considered criminal warfare; they used chemicals to end the resistance. It was indeed the Holocaust of Laghouat.
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