Algeria Collection (page 7)

Gas protection, France, World War I, 1915. French troops in a trench wearing rudimentary facemasks and goggles. On 22 April 1915 the Germans released 168 tons of chlorine gas over a four mile front

Charge by a regiment of French Zouaves on the plateau of Touvent, Artois, France, 7 June 1915. The Zouaves were troops from Frances colonies of Algeria and Tunisia

A Chlorine Gas Attack, Second Battle of Ypres, Belgium, 1915, (1926). Artist: Lucien Jonas
A Chlorine Gas Attack, Second Battle of Ypres, Belgium, 1915, (1926). On 22 April 1915 the Germans released 168 tons of chlorine gas over a four mile front, in the first gas attack of the war

A gallery in the palace at Constantine, Algeria, c1890. View of the colonnade and courtyard garden at Constantine or Qusantinah

An Arab merchant at Tlemcen, Algeria, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, Cassell, London, Paris, c1890

Antoine Eugene Alfred Chanzy, French general and governor of Algeria, late 19th century. Artist: E Crickmore
Antoine Eugene Alfred Chanzy, French general and governor of Algeria, late 19th century.Portrait of Chanzy, (1823-1883) in military uniform

French teachers visiting Algeria during the school holidays, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 6th September 1903

The Camp at Staoueli, 1830. Artist: Theodore Gudin
The Camp at Staoueli, 1830

Troops trying to contain a forest fire, Algeria, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 28th August 1904

Flash flood at Ain Sefra, Algeria, 1904. The Swiss-born explorer and writer Isabelle Eberhardt was one of the victims of the disaster. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 6th November 1904

President Loubet visiting the Mosque of Sidi Bou Medine, Tlemcen, Algeria, 1903. Emile Francois Loubet (1838-1929) was a French politician and the 7th President of France

Cavalcade of native troops during the visit of President Loubet to Algeria, 1903. Emile Francois Loubet (1838-1929) was a French politician and the 7th President of France

The President of the Republic of France on his way to Algeria, 1902
Emile Loubet, President of the Republic of France, on his way to Algeria, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 19th April 1903

In Algeria, Margaret in trouble, 1901. The courageous teacher under attack, Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 19th May 1901

Attack on a courier in Algeria, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 30th June 1901

South of Algeria, Djemaa de Charrouin asks for mercy, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 31st March 1901

The large annual caravans heading north, Gourara, Algeria, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 8th March 1903

A round up in southen Oranais, Algeria, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 28th October 1900

Inauguration of railroad, Saida, Algeria, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 18th February 1900

The French flag in In Salah, Algeria, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 28th January 1900

French victory in southern Algeria, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
French victory in southern Algeria, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 28th March 1897

A regiment of Algerian Turcos, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
A regiment of Algerian Turcos, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 25th October 1896

Death of Lieutenant Collet, Algeria, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
Death of Lieutenant Collet, Algeria, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd November 1896

The defence of Mazagran, Algeria, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
The defence of Mazagran, Algeria, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 6th December 1896

The locust plague, Algeria, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
The locust plague, Algeria, 1891. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 4th July 1891

The French colonial forces, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
The French colonial forces is a general designation for the military forces that garrisoned and were largely recruited from the French colonial empire from the late 17th century until 1960

French Zouave infantry killed by gas, Second Battle of Ypres, Belgium, 22 April 1915, (1929)
French Zouave infantry killed by gas, Second Battle of Ypres, Belgium, 22 April 1915. On 22 April 1915 the Germans released 168 tons of chlorine gas over a four mile front

Two French Foreign Legionnaires, 20th century

French Foreign Legionnaires, Algeria, c1910

Police station, Algeria, 1910. French Foreign Legion. French postcard

French Foreign Legionnaires, 1917

French Foreign Legionnaires, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 1915. French postcard

Centenary of the French Foreign Legion, 1931. Artist: Roidot
Centenary of the French Foreign Legion, 1931. The French Foreign Legion was established in 1831 as an elite unit of foreign volunteers

The French Foreign Legion, Maison Carree, Algeria, 1833, (20th century). Algeria was the first posting for the French Foreign Legion after it was founded in 1830

Barracks of the 1st Regiment of the French Foreign Legion, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 1907. Artist: Boumendil
Barracks of the 1st Regiment of the French Foreign Legion, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 1907. Sidi Bel Abbes was the headquarters of the 1st Regiment of the Legion. French postcard

Barracks of the recruits, French Foreign Legion, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 14 July 1906. Artist: J Geiser
Barracks of the recruits, French Foreign Legion, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 14 July 1906. Sidi Bel Abbes was the headquarters of the 1st Regiment of the Legion. French postcard

Arc de Triomphe facade, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 14 July 1906. Artist: Boumendil
Arc de Triomphe facade, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 14 July 1906. A mock Arc de Triomphe and bunting strung across the street to commemorate Bastille Day

Parading of the flag of the French Foreign Legion, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 28 April 1906. The 2nd Regiment of Spahis arrive. The Spahis were regiments of cavalry raised in North Africa

The French Foreign Legion parading through the streets of Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 1906. Sidi Bel Abbes was the Legions headquarters from 1931-1961. French postcard

French Foreign Legion preparing to march on the Plateau Faubourg Bugeaud, Algeria, 20th century. French postcard

French Foreign Legion postcard, 1952. The Legion in the Sahara

A detachment of the French Foreign Legion in the Sahara desert, Algeria, c1905. Artist: J Geiser
A detachment of the French Foreign Legion in the Sahara desert, Algeria, c1905. French postcard

French Foreign Legion cavalry, Forthassa Gharbia, Algeria, c1905. Artist: J Geiser
French Foreign Legion Cavalry, Forthassa Gharbia, Algeria, c1905. French postcard

Catured arms from the battle of Menabha, Colomb-Bechar, Algeria, c1910
Captured arms from the battle of Menabha, Colomb-Bechar, Algeria, c1910. The Battle of Menabha was fought between soldiers of the French Foreign Legion and Moroccan tribesmen on 16 April 1908

Flag of the 1st Regiment of the French Foreign Legion, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 1933. Artist: Boumendil
Flag of the 1st Regiment of the French Foreign Legion, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 1933. The flag is inscribed with the names of battles in which the Legion fought, including Sevastopol (1855)

Street In Algiers, c1864-1892. Artist: Marc Alfred Chataud
Street In Algiers, c1864-1892

The Mosque, or Arab Festival, 1881. Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
The Mosque, or Arab Festival, 1881. Renoir visited Algeria in 1881. From the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

World War 2: De Gaulle with exiled French government in Algeria, 1943. Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French General (centre), with members of the French government in exile in Algeria, November 1943

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