JEAN-BAPTISTE MARCHAND

He had become a French Hero for leading a small expedition 2000 miles across Africa to take possession of Fashoda on the White Nile and then facing down the British who arrived later at this strategic place. An international incident developed and the French government yielded and finally ordered Marchand to withdraw.

He had become a French Hero for leading a small expedition 2000 miles across Africa to take possession of Fashoda on the White Nile and then facing down the British who arrived later at this strategic place. An international incident developed and the French government yielded and finally ordered Marchand to withdraw.