The last Punic war, Vol. 1 (of 2) : $b Tunis, past and present : with a narrative of the French conquest of the regency.Broadley, Alexander Meyrick
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The last Punic war, Vol. 1 (of 2) : $b Tunis, past and present : with a narrative of the French conquest of the regency.
Broadley, Alexander Meyrick
Tunisia -- History; Tunisia -- History -- French occupation, 1881-1956
[Illustration]
THE LAST PUNIC WAR
[Illustration: THE BEY OF TUNIS.
Reproduction by Maclure & Macdonald.]
THE LAST PUNIC WAR
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TUNIS, PAST AND PRESENT
WITH A NARRATIVE OF THE FRENCH
CONQUEST OF THE REGENCY
BY
A. M. BROADLEY
BARRISTER-AT-LAW
CORRESPONDENT OF THE ‘TIMES’ DURING THE
WAR IN TUNIS
IN TWO VOLUMES.—VOL. I.
_WITH ILLUSTRATIONS_
WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS
EDINBURGH AND LONDON
MDCCCLXXXII
_All Rights reserved_
TO
THE RIGHT HON’BLE. EARL DE LA WARR
These Volumes
ARE GRATEFULLY AND RESPECTFULLY
DEDICATED
PREFACE.
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I have associated with my narrative of the French conquest of Tunis the
title of Punic War, partly from the fact of the invasion having taken
place on the spot which once witnessed three famous contests of
antiquity so called, and partly on account of the consistent _Punica
fides_[1] displayed in the web of tortuous diplomacy which has
practically put an end to Tunisian independence.
If my reader will open the _Almanach de Gotha_ for 1881, at page 1029,
he will find the following passage:—
“TUNIS (RÉGENCE).”
“Depuis 1575 sous la souveraineté de la Turquie. Le Sultan a réglé, par
firman du 25 Octobre 1871 (9 Chabân 1283), les conditions de la
souveraineté de la Sublime-Porte sur Tunis et il a renoncé à l’ancien
tribut. D’après ce firman la situation de Tunis est à présent celle-ci:
Le ‘Bey’ reçoit l’investiture de Constantinople, il ne doit sans
l’autorisation du Sultan ni faire la guerre, ni conclure la paix, ni
céder du territoire. Il ne doit faire de négociations diplomatiques avec
l’étranger que sur des questions intérieures. Il est obligé de frapper
la monnaie au nom du Sultan et de mettre ses troupes à la disposition de
la Sublime-Porte en cas de guerre.”
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