 The only fighting took place in the port of Algiers, where in Operation Terminal, two British destroyers attempted to land a party of US Army Rangers directly onto the dock, to prevent the French destroying the port facilities and scuttling their ships.Heavy artillery fire prevented one destroyer from landing but the other was able to disembark before it too was driven back to sea.The US troops pushed quickly inland and General Juin surrendered the city to the Allies at 18