Name: Brutal Firsthand Account of the French Foreign Legion's Assault On An Algerian City (1837)
Uploaded: 2021-06-14T03:56:13+00:00
Duration: 7 min 13 s
Description: https://www.patreon.com/history_uncovered In 1837 the French Army assaulted the city of Constantine in Algeria. A captain leading elements of the French Foreign Legion named Achille Leroy de Saint-Arn

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In 1837 the French Army assaulted the city of Constantine in Algeria. A captain leading elements of the French Foreign Legion named Achille Leroy de Saint-Arnaud led a charge into the city and later wrote of his intense account of the battle in a letter to his brother.

Music: [The Wandering King] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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Voices of the Foreign Legion : The History of the World's Most Famous Fighting Corps
By: Adrian D Gilbert

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