Jean-Baptiste Marchand - Wikipedia
Jean-Baptiste Marchand (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃batist maʁʃɑ̃]; 22 November 1863 – 14 January 1934) was a French general and explorer in Africa. Marchand is best known for commanding the French expeditionary force during the 1898 Fashoda Incident.
Jean-Baptiste Marchand | African Expedition, Congo River, …
Jean-Baptiste Marchand was a French soldier and explorer known for his occupation of Fashoda in the Sudan (now Kodok, South Sudan) in 1898. After four years in the ranks, Marchand was sent to military school at Saint-Maixent and commissioned a …
Jean-Baptiste Marchand — Wikipédia
Jean-Baptiste Marchand, né le 22 novembre 1863 à Thoissey et mort le 13 janvier 1934 à Paris, est un général et explorateur français, surtout connu pour son expédition au Soudan et sa rencontre avec les troupes britanniques à Fachoda, un événement qui faillit déclencher une guerre entre la France et le Royaume-Uni.
Jean-Baptiste Marchand - Encyclopedia.com
Jun 8, 2018 · Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863-1934) was a French soldier who led an expedition from the Atlantic coast of Africa to the Nile River in order to expand French territory. He was confronted by the British at the Sudanese town of Fashoda and forced to retreat.
Marchand Mission - Wikipedia
The Marchand Mission was an expedition undertaken by French emissary Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863-1934) and 150 men with designs to expand French colonial power in northeastern Africa.
Jean-Baptiste Marchand - Wikiwand
General Jean-Baptiste Marchand (22 November 1863 – 14 January 1934) was a French military officer and explorer in Africa. Marchand is best known for commanding the French expeditionary force during the Fashoda Incident.
Jean Baptiste Marchand - Encyclopedia.com
Jean Baptiste Marchand. 1863-1934. French soldier and explorer who investigated the African interior. Marchand was best known for his explorations into Niger, West Sudan, and the Ivory Coast —all in West Africa.
Marchand and the Race for Fashoda - Military Sun Helmets
One largely unknown outside of France was Major Jean-Baptiste Marchand, who led the French expeditionary force during the Fashoda Incident. Born in Thoisssey, Ain during the Second French Empire in 1863, he participated in the French conquest of Senegal and was wounded at the capture of Diena by the French in 1889.
Marchand, Jean Baptiste - Infoplease
Marchand, Jean Baptiste zhäN bätēstˈ märshäNˈ [key], 1863–1934, French explorer and general. Sent to Africa (1897) to establish French control of the headwaters of the White Nile, Marchand led a heroic trek through uncharted terrain.
Jean-Baptiste Louis Marchand (1690) - WikiTree
Feb 27, 2020 · (Jean-Baptiste) Louis MARCHAND de Courtel was born on 03 Aug 1690 in Boult-sur-Suippe, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France and was baptized in Erize-La-Grande, Meuse, France. He was a Captain in the French Marines and emigrated from France to the French colonies in America.
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