Polity French Possessions in North Africa

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Were French possessions in North Africa (small settlements and fortifications) antecedent to the full scale invasion of the region in the XIX century.

Establishment

  • January 1519: The French bought right of possession over El Kala, in North Africa, from the Arabas.

Chronology

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1. French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Were a series of conflicts between France and several European monarchies between 1792 and 1815. They encompass first the French Revolutionary Wars against the newly declared French Republic and from 1803 onwards the Napoleonic Wars against First Consul and later Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. They include the Coalition Wars as a subset: seven wars waged by various military alliances of great European powers, known as Coalitions, against Revolutionary France - later the First French Empire - and its allies.

1.1. French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars - Theatre of war in the overseas colonies

The theatre of war in the overseas colonies during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

  • January 1807: French conquest of El Kala in 1806.

Disestablishment

  • January 1807: French conquest of El Kala in 1806.