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Cook's practical guide to Algiers, Algeria and Tunisia
Cook's practical guide to Algiers Algeria and Tunisia Author:Thomas Cook Ltd Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: The troops are composed as follows :— One regiment of Zouaves. Tirailleurs. Three battalions of Light Infantry. One company of Discipline. One re... more »giment of Spahis. Chasseurs d'Afrique. One company of Cavalry of the Remount. Six batteries of Artillery. One battalion of Foot Artillery. Two companies of Engineers. Three ., Military Train. One territorial battalion of Zouaves. Remount depot at Tunis, and several minor services. A squadron of Spahis, Sahariens, and three regiments of Tirailleurs Sahariens are stationed at Fort MacMahon and other outposts for the defence of the Sahara. The regiments of Spahis and Tirailleurs all over Algeria are composed almost entirely of natives, and the Foreign Legions, as their name implies, are chiefly deserters from foreign armies. THE CLIMATE. The climate of the country north of the Atlas is generally healthy and temperate. As a rule, the first rains begin to fall towards the end of October. The early part of an Algerian winter is very enjoyable, viz., that during the months of November and December. January, February, and March have plenty of both sunshine and rain. April and May resemble a fine English summer. The climate of the interior is not so damp as that of the coast, but the heat is much greater. Some towns situated like Medea and Constantine are extremely cold in the winter. Others, like Orleansville and Biskra, are unbearable in the summer. Generally speaking, the climate on the coast is very healthy and bracing. Those who like Algeria may conveniently prolong their stay at Algiers or Oran as late as June without much fear of extreme heat. The real heat only sets in seriously about the end of July; August, September, and October being very warm months. There are considerable differen...« less