Identifier: historyofallnati18wrig (find matches)
Title: A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908
Subjects: World history
Publisher: (Philadelphia, New York : Lea Brothers & company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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emir of Mascara, Abd-el-Ka-der, an inspiring leader, crafty and daring, an adversary of theFrench from whom they gained nothing by victory, and who lostnothing by defeat. Weary of this fruitless warfare, Desmichel, thecommandant of Oran, hit upon the expedient of making a friend ofthe enemy; but in diplomacy, also, Abd-el-Kader showed his superi-ority. In the treaty concluded on February 26, 1834, he drew fromthe French general conditions that went far beyond the intentions ofthe government at Paris, and which allowed him quietly to establishand extend his sway more and more, and to create an efficient army.It was not long, however, before this seeming friendship was ex-changed for open war. General Trezel was forced by the emir toretreat, and suffered a sensible check on June 28, 1835, in the nar-row pass at the river Makta. Then France resounded with the cryfor vengeance. General Bugeaud (Fig. 46) totally defeated theemir, July 6, 1836, on the Sickack; but the advantage thus gained
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