French diplomats have scrambled to convince unenthusiastic…
March 1881 CE
French diplomats have scrambled to convince unenthusiastic parliamentarians and bureaucrats, all the while looking for a new incident to precipitate intervention.
In March 1881, a foray by Tunisian Khroumir tribesmen across the border into Algeria causes the deaths of several Algerians.
Here is the incident for which the French had hoped.
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Ottoman Empire
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Tunis, Beylik of
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Russian Empire
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Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
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Egypt, Khedivate of
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France (French republic); the Third Republic
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German Empire (“Second Reich”)
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Italy, Kingdom of
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Cyprus, Ottoman viyalet of
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Tunis, French protectorate of
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