Upon surrender of the country Kroumirs, then in Tunis the capital of the regency and the signing of the Treaty of Bardo by Sadok Bey who established the French protectorate on the Regency, Mr. Roustan, the Resident General and with Using his generals took the first arrangements necessary to complete domination of the entire north of the Regency. The few resistors went out every day, the tribes visited by the French army came to Aman and seek to fulfill the conditions imposed on them: disarmament, requiring the tribe to resume its usual camps or facilities, provision of mules for the transportation department of the French army allowance of 40 francs per tent to pay the Treasury by the tribes against which the Algerians, Europeans or natives had made claims based; commitment to pay , as a war contribution, such amount that the government would set a later date; delivery of refugees, prisoners, fugitives, dangerous people claimed by the French and delivery of hostages as security for the performance of these conditions.
Logerot General also undertook to punish certain border tribes, and he went on raids with 4 battalions cons fractions of Chihia, Beni-Mazen, Ouled Ali M'fodda the M'rassen and Ouchteta. He imposed harsh conditions, even carried with him hostage and inflicted great destruction to Ouchtetas.
The campaign was over: a few weeks, the French army managed to establish order in the country and his rule was recognized by the tribes submitted. The French Army therefore should not expect to be forced to soon resume the fight. But it is what happened.
For long months of Mokaddem of the religious order of Senoussia spread by millions across Africa who devote an implacable hatred for Christians travel
The south of Tunisia, preaching holy war and announcing the coming triumph of true believers .
Similarly, excited by the Turkish officials in Tripoli, Colonel "Amir Liwé" Sidi Ali Ben Khlifa (70 years) who is also the Kingpin of several localities in west-central refuses the Treaty of Bardo and even rebel against the authority of the Bey.
Despite attempts by the Bey of all tribes to rally around him by force or by corruption, Ben Ali Khlifa, aided by his brother Ben Hadj Salah Khlifa, arrived to have the allegiance of many tribes that are adhered to his cause, that of fighting
French invaders. In June 1881, Ali Bin Khalifa succeeded in bringing together the heads of the tribes of central and southern Tunisia and the most important religious leaders and influential men the country in the symbolic mosque "Okba Ibn Nefa" has Kairouan. Officially, the French Resistance against the invaders and authority Bey just been reported. Similarly
Khlifa Ali Ben turns to the Dey of Tripoli and the Turkish Sultan to request aid and weapons that are never going to insurgents.
Without waiting for the Turkish emergency, the Elderly and by his own tribe the Neffets, began to arm the insurgents and began a guerrilla war which lasted 4 years during which he held a series of commitments with the highly lethal contingents of Ali Bey.
The June 25, 1881 and with the help of the horsemen of the tribe Mhedhba Ali Ben Khlifa won a landslide victory against a group of soldiers of the Bey in the region of Sfax.
Encouraged by this victory, many other riders and Tunisian tribal warriors have joined the guerrillas and July 2, 1881, Ali bin Khalifa-Bey was even appointed as provisional capital with Sfax.
During the revolt of the city of Sfax, some Europeans were massacred, and foreigners as well as some notables including the Kingpin Local Djellouli had to take refuge on ships in the harbor.
Under the command of Vice Admiral Garnault, the squadron of the Mediterranean, had been go and take charge of Sfax and 14 July in the evening, the battleships "The Colbert " flagship, "the Trident", the "Marengo", "Friedland the ", " Surveillante " " Revenge "and" White Queen "," the Galissonière "and" Alma "gunboats" Pike "," the Jackal "," Leopard, "" the Hyena "and" Gladiator "; transport "Sarthe" and "Fearless" wet before the city of Sfax.
In the first days of July and after failed negotiations with the Arabs, the French squadron began bombing the city for all day to not stop until evening. At night, Arab repair and rebuild what the shells were demolished, but they were unable to resuscitate their many dead. After an unsuccessful attempt on July 8, Friday 15 begins a slow bombardment with large pieces of fellows, while the gunboats over which pass in two stages, the shells of the squadron and division of Levant, seeking to demolish the defenses of the beach and make a breach in the wall. This first operation prepares the landing and the attack is ordered for tomorrow. Transport the Sarthe and the intrepid deus-drum provide canoes or barges flat sheet in which guns are installed that can approach very near the shore and contribute mightily to protect the landing.
At daybreak of Saturday, July 16, 1881 and according to all witnesses, a memorable bombardment, which lasted for two hours full flight, recalled the most frightening kind of entertainment, including nightly gunfire Cherbourg battleships served by the same, just a year ago.
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