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Return of Commander Jean-Baptiste Marchand, the last supply, illustration from 'Le Petit Journal: Supplement illustre', 16th April 1899 by Fortune Louis Meaulle
Retour de Marchand, le dernier ravitaillement; Marchand (1863-1934); French soldier and explorer; missionary; marched across Central Africa to prevent the British linking Sudan to Uganda and to claim more land for France; Fachoda (now Kodok) incident; obliged to retire;