Bourmont expedition of 1830

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The Bourmont expedition of 1830 was a French military campaign led by General Louis de Bourmont against Algiers, which initiated France’s colonial conquest of Algeria.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French military operation
invasion
military campaign
appliesToJurisdiction Restoration France
surface form: Kingdom of France (Bourbon Restoration)
chronologicallyFollows fly-whisk incident
conflict French conquest of Algeria
country France
hasBroaderContext European imperialism in North Africa
hasCasusBelli diplomatic dispute between France and the Dey of Algiers
hasCommander Louis de Bourmont
hasEffect initiation of France’s colonial conquest of Algeria
hasLocation Algeria
Algiers
hasMonarch Charles X of France
hasOpponent Deylik of Algiers
hasOutcome French capture of Algiers
beginning of French colonial rule in Algeria
hasParticipant France
hasPurpose to establish French control over Algiers
to overthrow the Dey of Algiers
hasRegion North Africa
surface form: Maghreb
hasResult end of the Regency of Algiers as an Ottoman vassal state
hasSignificance marked the start of long-term French colonization of Algeria
shifted French foreign policy toward overseas expansion
hasType amphibious operation
namedAfter Louis de Bourmont
partOf French conquest of Algeria
startTime 1830
usedArmedForcesBranch French Army
French Navy

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French conquest of Algeria hasCause Bourmont expedition of 1830
French Algeria inceptionEvent Bourmont expedition of 1830
this entity surface form: French invasion of Algiers in 1830