Marchand, Jean-Baptiste

has biography | a une biographie: Born into a modest family, Jean-Baptiste Marchand epitomised those French officers who counted on wars of colonial conquest for rapid advancement. The Congo-Nil mission (1896-1899) was the pinnacle of his colonial career. His face-off with the British army at Fachoda in 1898 earned him a hero's welcome on his return, but his closeness to the nationalist far-right led him to resign from the army in 1904. An unsuccessful candidate in the 1906 parliamentary elections, he temporarily disappeared from public life. He returned to service in 1914, becoming a general in 1915. Wounded three times, he served until 1918. He died in 1934.
was born | est né: 22 November 1863
died in | est mort par: 13 January 1934
has nationality | a la nationalité: France
has type | est de type: depicted
has association with | a une association avec: 1898, French soldiers face British army in Fachoda

is referred to by | est référencé par: http://www.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/anom/fr/Action-culturelle/Dossiers-du-mois/1602-Mission-Marchand/index.html

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Germain, Joseph-Marcel

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Monument to Jean-Baptiste Marchand, Paris