The Capture Of Palestro was a battle that happened during the Mokrani Revolt between the Algerian insurgents and the French in 1871.

The momentum of these events moved steadily towards the city of Algiers itself, Eventually they reached Lakhdaria.

Following this, the city presented a woeful sight houses partially destroyed, belongings scattered haphazardly on the ground.

A heart-wrenching detail: 46 French victims lay lifeless, while others vanished without a trace ever being found, The city was then captured by the insurgents.

[2][3][4][5] Marching from Palestro towards Algiers, the insurgents faced a halt at Boudouaou on April 22, 1871, thwarted by Colonel Alexandre Fourchault under the leadership of General Orphis Léon Lallemand.