The last Punic war, Vol. 2 (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. 2 (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
May 11th.—The Brigade Vincendon, followed by that of General Galland,
ascends the Sidi Abdallah mountain. The Brigade Caillot moves to Dar-el-
Abidi. Skirmishes all day long. General Forgemol starts for Fernána.
May 12th.—Rain. Dense fog.
May 13th.—The Brigade Vincendon goes to Ain Draham or Drahan. General
Caillot makes a reconnaissance on the Kranget El Meridge, sighting the
column Logerot. Brigade Galland remains at Sidi Abdallah.
May 14th.—The Brigade Caillot crosses the Kranget El Meridge and arrives
at Ben Metir. The column Logerot engaged.
May 15th.—Reconnaissance in the valley of the Oued Lille.
May 16th.—The Brigade Caillot moves to Redir Tebeinia, General Vincendon
to El Atatfa, and General Galland to Ain Drahan, occupying also Sidi
Abdallah.
May 17th.—Same camps. Rain. Fog.
May 18th.—Reconnaissance towards El Guemaïr. Battalion attacked
returning.
May 19th.—Brigade Caillot reaches El Guemaïr (advance guard of
_Tirailleurs_ attacked _en route_), and Brigade Vincendon Sattora and
Ouldj Souk. The Mecknas incessantly attack the Brigade Caillot.
May 20th and 21st.—No further movements.
May 22d.—Same position.
May 23d.—The Brigade Logerot at Souk el Temis.
May 24th.—Brigade Caillot reaches Faïd el Aïech. General Galland arrives
at Glimett from Ain Drahan by way of Guemaïr. General Vincendon attacks
the Mecknas.
May 25th.—Logerot advances to Seriou, Caillot to Sidi Kreider, Galland
to Khradouma. Vincendon traverses the valley of the Oued Mellah in two
columns, and attacks Djebel Abiat. His left is engaged by the enemy, but
he reaches Sidi Asker.
May 26th.—A portion of the Brigade Caillot marches without knapsacks on
Berzigue. General Vincendon makes a reconnaissance over the sand-hills,
and a portion of his troops are attacked, but the enemy were repulsed.
Only two soldiers were killed.
May 27th.—Early in the morning, General Forgemol with the 4th Hussars
left Khradouma for Berzigue. Caillot makes a reconnaissance against the
Mecknas amongst the sand-hills, conjointly with the Brigade Vincendon.
General Forgemol decides to attack the Moggods thus:—
General Logerot from the south, Bréart from the east (Mater), and
Caillot from the west.
May 28th.—No movement.
May 29th.—Galland advances to Berzigue.
May 30th and 31st.—No movement beyond reconnaissances.
June 1st.—Reconnaissance against the Ouled Yahya, Ouchteta, and Nefza.
June 2d.—Same camps.
June 3d.—Galland moves in the direction of Ben Metir.
June 4th.—Caillot marches towards Cape Négre.
June 5th.—Vincendon at Sidi Asker completes the road to Tabarca.
June 6th.—Caillot arrives at Fedj Recheder-Sekker. Roads ordered to be
constructed from Tabarca to Fernána through Ain Drahan, and from El
Aioun to Sidi Fatullah by way of Ain Drahan.
June 7th.—Caillot remains at Fedj Recheder Sekker. No other movement of
importance. The “Vienne” arrives at Tabarca with 200,000 rations.
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