Ouled Riah

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Ouled Riah

Algerian tribe

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Aimable-Jean-Jacques Pélissier, duc de Malakoff
In June 1845 the Ouled Riah tribe, driven from their settlements by Pélissier’s forces, found refuge in the caves of the Dahra mountains. Thomas-Robert Bugeaud, another French military leader, had previously advised Pélissier that if the populace hid themselves in caves, they ought to be “smoked,” as their colleague…
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In June 1845 the Ouled Riah tribe, driven from their settlements by Pélissier’s forces, found refuge in the caves of the Dahra mountains. Thomas-Robert Bugeaud, another French military leader, had previously advised Pélissier that if the populace hid themselves in caves, they ought to be “smoked,” as their colleague…
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