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Partial scan of the March 24, 1836 Telegraph and Texas Register with the first Texian list of defenders killed at the Battle of the Alamo. The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a crucial conflict of the Texas Revolution.
Luciano was one of the final three surviving veterans of the Alamo when he died in Graytown, Texas, on August 25, 1898. [65] [66] William Hester Patton: Captain of a company of soldiers: 1808– Patton left the Alamo, likely as a courier. [67] Alijo Perez Jr. Civilian noncombatant: 1835–1918 Perez entered the Alamo with his mother, Juana ...
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths that are either directly or indirectly caused by war.These numbers include the deaths of military personnel which are the direct results of a battle or other military wartime actions, as well as wartime/war-related deaths of civilians which are often results of war-induced epidemics, famines, genocide, etc. Due to incomplete records, the ...
But today, many French and Senegalese historians agree the true death toll is likely in the hundreds, with some speaking of almost 400 African soldiers killed, based on estimates of the number of ...
Killed by the Armed Islamic Group. August 21, 1993: Kasdi Merbah, former Prime Minister of Algeria: March 10, 1994: Abdelkader Alloula, playwright Killed by two members of the Islamic Front for Armed Jihad. September 29, 1994: Cheb Hasni, singer December 3, 1994: Saïd Mekbel, journalist Assassinated with a car bomb in Aïn Bénian. September ...
During the French colonial period (1830–1962), Algeria contained a large European population of 1.6 million who constituted 15.2% of the total population in 1962. . Consisting primarily of French people, other populations included Spaniards in the west of the country, Italians and Maltese in the east, and other Europeans in small
Dr. Mostefa Naït, the post-independence director of the Oran hospital centre, claimed that 95 persons, including 20 Europeans, were killed (13 from stabbings) and 161 people were injured [8] with local newspapers giving figures in the 30 area in the days afterwards. [13] A group of historians in 2006 suggested 365 were killed. [2]
In 1957, French paratroopers led by Colonel Yves Godard systematically isolated and eliminated the FLN leadership in Algiers. Godard's extortion methods and tactics included torture . In June, la Pointe led teams setting explosives in street lights near bus stops and bombing a dance club that killed 17 people.