Title

General Jacques Duchesne, commander of the French expeditionary force to Madagascar, 1894. Artist: Henri Meyer

Caption

General Jacques Duchesne, commander of the French expeditionary force to Madagascar, 1894. France invaded Madagascar in 1895 to bring the island under its colonial rule. In 1896 the territory was formally annexed by France. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 2nd December 1894.

Date

1894

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Art Media

Reference

HRM19C01_351

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,5Mb) / 12,9in x 15,0in / 3874 x 4511 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male man men cap country French France guy headdress color colour war location century general soldiers soldier invasion concept headgear Army warfare commander military uniform 19th century Military personnel nineteenth century Art Media colonialism imperialism Franco-Hova Wars Second Franco-Hova War Jacques Charles Rene Achille Duchesne Meyer Henri Meyer Duchesne Jacques Charles Rene Achille Jacques Duchesne General Duchesne Meyer Henri