Emir Abdelkader is ultimately forced to surrender…
December 1847 CE
His failure to get support from eastern tribes, apart from the Berbers of western Kabylie, had contributed to the quelling of the rebellion, and a decree from Abd al-Rahman of Morocco following the Treaty of Tangiers had outlawed the Emir from his entire kingdom.
On December 21, 1847, Abdelkader surrenders to General Louis de Lamoricière in exchange for the promise that he will be allowed to go to Alexandria or Acre.
His request is granted, and two days later his surrender is made official to the French Governor-General of Algeria, Henri d'Orléans, duc d'Aumale, to whom Abdelkader symbolically hands his war-horse.
Ultimately, however, the French government will refuse to honor Lamoricière's promise: Abdelkader will be shipped to France and, instead of being allowed to carry on to the East, end up being kept in captivity.
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