Salt Lake Herald | 1900-03-31 | Page 7 | French Troops Win Victory

J REC ICTOR ADMINISTER DAD BAD DEFEAT TO THE ARAB ARMY Native Warriors Left Dead on the Field While the Trench Losses Were Small Paris March 30 An official account has been issued of the victory of the French troops over the Arab army at which assembled with the ob oh object j of at attacking the French expedition which recently occupied the oasis of southwest of at Algeria The French learned of the scheme echeme and de decided to storm the position which was successfully carried March 19 by a column led by Lieutenant Col Colonel Colonel onel Eu The town was first bombarded and then stormed the Arab warriors malt mak making maltIng ing their lest last stand in the mosques They left men killed and wound wounded ed on the field In addition prison prisoners ers era were taken The Preach French were nine native soldiers killed wounded and two officers wounded