Italeri 6183 - 1/72 Beau Geste: Algerian Tuareg Revolt Battle Set  [IT-6183S]

The French conquest of Algeria happened between 1830 and 1847. The French colonial policy from the XIX century was in fact centered on a progressive expansion inside the North African and Sub-Saharan territories. By the end linked to the nineteenth century the Tuaregs opposed a fierce resistance towards French troops the protection of those Central Saharan homeland. Lots of violent army clashes between the French Foreign Legion troops additionally the Tuareg Berber troops occurred particularly inside numerous remote elements of the Algerian areas had been several outposts and forts had been built by the French. However, the local populations could not compete keenly against the greater amount of higher level weapons of French Army. The fighting finished utilizing the signatures of 1905 and 1917 treaties. The historic events inspired a lot of novels and films. The most famous movie might be considered Beau Geste of 1939 on the basis of the 1924 novel of the identical title by P.C. Wren.