France invades Tunisia and declares it a protectorate. While U.S.-Tunisia relations continued, France largely mediated them. During this period, American commercial and missionary activity persisted.
1881, French occupation of Tunisia
Charles-Nicolas Pellein (French, 1827–1887), Guerre de Tunisie. Combat du Djebbej-Haddedah – 26 avril 1881, 1881
Lithograph print · Imagerie d’Épinal, no. 155
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Department of Prints and Photography · FOL-LI-59 (10)