Louis Archinard Quotes
Today the situation is restored. We are masters everywhere and those who wanted to attack us are now wondering how to defend themselves.
Louis Archinard, *, French Army Colonel & Military Governor of the Sudan, Conqueror of the Tukelor Empire of West Africa, Report after suppressing a major revolt of the Bambara in Baninko, February 1891
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Islamic terrorists took over one of the major cities of Mali, a former French colony, and controlled the immediate area imposing Sharia (Islamic Law). The Mali government and military tried to prevent the takeover, but the military was too weak. The French President, with the support of the Mali government, immediately dispatched French special troops to Mali. They quickly defeated and ousted the terrorists before they could attract more Islamic jihadist fighters and before they could incite Muslims in other areas to try and take over to install Sharia.
Louis Archinard was a French Army general at the time of the Third Republic, who contributed to the colonial conquest of French West Africa. He was traditionally presented in French histories as the conqueror and "Pacifier" of French Soudan (today Mali). Archinard's campaigns brought about the end of the Tukulor Empire. He also spent a large amount of energy fighting Samory Toure.
