Conquest of Tunisia
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Was the French military invasion and occupation of Tunisia.
Chronology
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April 1881: General François Auguste Logerot was a French military leader who led 5,000 troops into Sakiet Sidi Youssef in 1881. This marked the beginning of France's military occupation of the territory.
April 1881: The bombardment of the fort on the island of Tabarka in 1881 was part of the French military occupation of Tunisia. La Surveillante, an armored frigate, attacked the fort, leading to its near destruction. Tunisian soldiers abandoned the fort, allowing 1,300 French soldiers to occupy it.
April 1881: In 1881, French General Charles Lallemand led the forces that laid siege to Le Kef, a strategic town in Tunisia. This marked the beginning of the French military occupation of Tunisia, which was completed later that year.
April 1881: General Logerot, a French military leader, left Le Kef and passed through Nebeur without any trouble.
April 1881: Souk El Arba is occupied by French forces.
May 1881: The Logerot column, led by French General Paul Flatters, returned to Fernana, which they reached on May 6.
May 1881: The Treaty of Bardo established a French protectorate over the Beylik of Tunis.
