Treaty of Tafna

Treaty of Tafna

The Treaty of Tafna was signed by both Abd-el-Kader and General Thomas Robert Bugeaud on May 30, 1837. This agreement was developed after French imperial forces sustained heavy losses and military reversals in Algeria. The terms of the treaty entailed Abd-el-Kader recognizing French imperial sovereignty in Africa. However, the price France had to pay for acquiring recognition entailed its secession of approximately two-thirds of Algeria to Abd-el-Kader (i.e. the provinces of Oran, Koléa, Médéa, Tlemcen and Algiers). ["An Account of Algeria, or the French Provinces in Africa", p. 116. "The subsequent progress of the French army is well known: after meeting with many reverses, and sustaining with great bravery very severe losses, it obtained, by the treaty of Tafna, executed with Abd-el-Kader on 30th May 1837, an acknowledgment on his part of the sovereignty of France in Africa, with a definition of the limits of its dominion in the provinces of Oran and Algiers".] As a result of the treaty, France was only able to maintain a few ports. The treaty was eventually broken by King Louis-Philippe in 1839, who ordered the occupation of Constantine, which led to more conflicts between Abd-el-Kader's forces and French imperial forces. Abd-el-Kader declared war again on October 15, 1839.

References

ources

*"An Account of Algeria, or the French Provinces in Africa". Journal of the Statistical Society of London, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 115 - 126 (March 1839).

ee also

*French rule in Algeria
*List of treaties

External links

* [http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/archives.gb/dossiers/140ministres.gb/monarjui/chrono.html Chronology: The July Monarchy (1830 - 1848)]
* [http://www2.bartleby.com/67/1382.html The Encyclopedia of World History (2001)]
* [http://www.onwar.com/aced/data/quebec/qadir1835.htm Armed Conflict Events Database: Second Jihad of Abd al Qadir 1835 - 1837]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Abdelkader — in full ʽAbd al Qādir ibn Muḥyī al Dīn ibn Musṭafā al Ḥasanī al Jazāʾirī born Sept. 6, 1808, near Mascara, Alg. died May 26, 1883, Damascus, Syria Founder of modern Algeria and leader of its struggle against the French. His father had led a… …   Universalium

  • Chronology for the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914 —  Cross references to entries in the main entry section are in boldface.  1. Napoleonic Wars, 1800 1815  1799–1804: The Consulate ends the France’s revolutionary period. A dictatorship by Napoleon  Bonaparte with the formal trappings of a republic …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

  • French Algeria — Algérie française Départements of France …   Wikipedia

  • Oran — This article is about the city in Algeria. For other uses, see Oran (disambiguation). Oran وهران Wahrān View of Oran from Santa Cruz …   Wikipedia

  • July Monarchy — Kingdom of France Royaume de France ← …   Wikipedia

  • Abd al-Qadir — Abd al Qādir al Jazā irī (6 September, 1808 26 May, 1883, in Arabic عبد القادر الجزائري) was an Algerian Islamic scholar, Sufi, political and military leader who led a struggle against the French invasion in the mid nineteenth century, for which… …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas Robert Bugeaud — Bugeaud by Charles Philippe Larivière Born …   Wikipedia

  • Médéa — A street scene in Médéa …   Wikipedia

  • 1837 in France — See also: 1836 in France, other events of 1837, 1838 in France. Events from the year 1837 in France.Events*30 May Treaty of Tafna signed by France and Abd el Kader, after French forces sustained heavy losses and military reversals in Algeria. *4… …   Wikipedia

  • Bugeaud, Thomas-Robert, duke d'Isly, marquis de la Piconnerie — ▪ marshal of France born Oct. 15, 1784, Limoges, Fr. died June 10, 1849, Paris       marshal of France who played an important part in the French conquest of Algeria.       Bugeaud joined Napoleon s imperial guard and later distinguished himself… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”