French conquest of Tunisia. Leonard-Leopold Forgemol de Bostquenard (1821-1897). French general. In 1881 he was in command of the army for the region of Constantine, Algeria. He was ordered by the government of Jules Ferry to direct the military operations in Tunisia, from April to July 1881. Expedition of French troops to Tunisia. View of the port of the commercial emporium of La Calle, in Algeria, chosen for the disembarkation and concentration of expeditionary troops because of its proximity to the border with Tunisia. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). La Ilustracion Española y Americ

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French conquest of Tunisia. Leonard-Leopold Forgemol de Bostquenard (1821-1897). French general. In 1881 he was in command of the army for the region of Constantine, Algeria. He was ordered by the government of Jules Ferry to direct the military operations in Tunisia, from April to July 1881. Expedition of French troops to Tunisia. View of the port of the commercial emporium of La Calle, in Algeria, chosen for the disembarkation and concentration of expeditionary troops because of its proximity to the border with Tunisia. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). La Ilustracion Española y Americana, 1881.

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