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 ...
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Jean-Baptiste Marchand
Born 1863, Thoissey, France Died 1934, Paris, France
In 1897 France sent Jean-Baptiste Marchand, a major in the French army, to the South Sudan, which is now called Mali, to e...
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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 ...
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Jean Baptiste Marchand
Jean-Baptiste Marchand
Jean-Baptiste Marchand