French troops confronted and halted insurgent forces advancing from Palestro toward Algiers at Alma. The battle took place within the wider 1871 uprising, whose reach alarmed colonial authorities....
Mohammed el-Mokrani died during combat near Oued Soufflat as French forces pursued suppression of the revolt. His death did not immediately end the uprising; his brother Boumezrag and other insurgents...
French forces captured Boumezrag el-Mokrani, a leading organiser of the 1871 resistance, after months of pursuit. The revolt had been defeated militarily, but the capture marked the continuation of...
Vietnamese cooks and soldiers attempted to poison French troops in the Hanoi citadel as part of a wider plan for an uprising. The plot was exposed and colonial authorities executed organizers and...
