Which country's occupation by the French in 1830 was caused by the fly whisk incident?

Great history lesson. Amazing how some wars get started. Level 92

Of course the incident was just a pretext and they were planning to occupy the country anyway.

Typical French response to being asked to pay.

PolishedCut, i looked it up..When the Janissaries deposed the pasha and elected their own commander the head of the province, they gave him the friendly title of dey, which prevailed until the French conquest of 1830. The bey, originally beg, meant an Ottoman governor or prince, as begum meant a princess or queen. so much to learn!

For once the answer wasn't Iceland!!!

HawaiianShirtGuy, A perfect of man inhumanity to man. Though not perfect is no excuse not to practise compassion and forgiveness.! ! !

Player #29684811, sometimes the present tense is used to describe past events so as to render them more dramatic in real time!

Player #25874027, even "mild" racism does not make you look good...

PolishedCut, maybe the correct title is bey and they've got it all wrong.

what's the difference between a dey and a bey? my grandfather was a bey..