Abd el-Kader, the fierce opponent (and in love) of France

2021-10-15T14:58:56.561Z

On December 23, 1847, the Algerian Emir Abd el-Kader (1808-1883) surrendered after fifteen years of fierce struggle against French colonial troops. Less than a year later, Algeria becomes French territory. At the time of his surrender, he obtained from the French general Lamoricière and the Duke of Aumale, the son of King Louis-Philippe, to be able to go into exile in the land of Islam. But France is not keeping its word. The vanquished emir spent five years in captivity, detained with his relatives at the Fort de Lamalgue, near Toulon, at the Château de Pau, then at the Château d'Amboise ... & nbsp; Meeting with one of the most prominent figures of the Algerian history.