# Passage of the Iron Gates in Algeria

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## Artwork

- Artist: [DAUZATS, Adrien](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dauzats-adrien-rca7abf763f1f55>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 150 x 130 cm

## Commentary

The expedition of Iron Gates was a military operation of the French army in October 1839 to establish a land link between Algiers and Constantine, through the Bibans Mountains, called &#34;the Gates of iron.&#34;

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## Attribution

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