The French in Algiers: The Soldier of the Foreign Legion; And the Prisoners of Abd-El-Kader, Translated from the German and French By Lady Duff Gordon (Classic Reprint)

Clemens Lamping, the author of the first part of this little volume, is a young lieutenant in the Oldenburg service, who, tired of the monotonous life of a garrison, resigned his commission in Jvlj, 1839, and went to Spain to win his spurs under Espartero. Unfortunately he A vas detained by contrary winds, and arrived just as the treaty of Bergara had put an end to the war. After spending six months at Madrid in abortive attempts to join the army in A rragon, then the seat of war, he resolved to go to A frica, and take part in the French crusade against the infidels. He accordingly went to Cadiz, encountering many adventures on his way through La Mancha and A ndaluzia, and thence to A lgiers, where he entered the foreign legion as a volunteer. After two years of danger and hardship, the author returned to Oldenburg, having lost many illusions, and gained some experience.
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