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    Louis Archinard (11 February 1850 – 8 May 1932) was a French Army general at the time of the Third Republic, who contributed to the colonial conquest...
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    building, lacking any towers or ornamentation. French forces led by Louis Archinard captured Djenné in April 1893. Soon after, the French journalist Félix...
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    placed under direct French military control and commanded by General Louis Archinard. However, on 23 February 1918, political and military sovereignty was...
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  • mission to France. On March 10, 1891, a French force under Colonel Louis Archinard set out from Nyamina for a surprise attack on Kankan.: 94  He expected...
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    Conference Act of 1890. In March 10, 1891, a French force under Colonel Louis Archinard set out from Nyamina for a surprise attack on Kankan.: 94  He expected...
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    Tall's Toucouleur Empire in 1861, then by the French Army Colonel Louis Archinard in 1890. Ségou has contested origins. Some claim that the word Ségou...
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    leadership changes over the territory, until Louis Archinard was appointed military governor in 1892. Archinard led military campaigns against Samori Ture...
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    Act of 1890.: 134  In March 10, 1891, a French force under Colonel Louis Archinard set out from Nyamina for a surprise attack on Kankan, rendering all...
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    city was attacked and burned by French forces commanded by Colonel Louis Archinard during the Mandingo Wars. The French colonial administration re-established...
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  • 1888 to 18 August 1890 Louis Archinard, Commandant-Superior 1st Term French Sudan Territory 18 August 1890 to 1891 Louis Archinard, Commandant-Superior...
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