Fighting around Philippeville did not start, however, until 1554, after Henry II had succeeded his father on the throne.
The sub-prefect of Philippeville, Jean-Baptiste Nouvion, did not fail to urge Gaëtan Picon in this direction.
In l879, Joseph Jaquet designed a statue of Louise of Orléans, first Queen of the Belgians: this statue was on the Place d'Armes in Philippeville then was moved to the old École moyenne, Namur street.
Nonetheless, in Algeria they struck targets in Bône (now called Annaba), Algiers, Blinda, Philippeville (now called Skikda), Maison Blanche and Oran.