Adolphe Roger de Susbielle

Adolphe Roger de Susbielle was born with Poitiers (France) in 1863 and deceased with Nancy in 1939.

Entered with Saint-Cyr military school in 1882, it is named lieutenant in 1885.

It is allowed with the indigenous businesses in 1891. Speaking Arabic well, it is named Capitaine in 1895. Head clerk in Touggourt in 1897, it is transferred to In Salah in 1900. In 1902, it is named with Taghit because them feared that make weigh on the area Berabers, Moroccan combatants savagely opposed to the French presence.

It orders the station of Taghit when, on August 17th 1903, 4000 warriors besiege it.

Sources

El Moungar - Jacques Gandini - Southern Extrem' editions - 1999

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