Title
General Jean-Baptiste Marchand
Caption
General Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863 – 1934), French military officer and explorer in Africa. Marchand is best known for commanding the French expeditionary force during the Fashoda Incident. Seen here in a hand coloured photograph on his mission to explore the sources of the Niger River and the Nile and to occupy the area around Fashoda, Sudan, now known as Kodok, and bring it under French control. After a 24-month trek on foot and by boat from Loango at the mouth of the Congo River Marchland's expedition arrived at Fashoda, an abandoned fort on the Nile, on 10 July 1898.
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Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP23A10_303
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