The 4th Marine Infantry Regiment was a French marine regiment of the troupes de marine within the French Army. This regiment was part of the « Quatre Grands » of the Marine Infantry along with the 1st
Regimental insignia of the 4e RIC Regimental insignia of the 4e RIMa
Garrison of the marine infantry at Toulon.
Another view of camp Robert in 1964.
Louis Alexandre Esprit Gaston Brière de l'Isle was a French Army general who achieved distinction firstly as Governor of Senegal, and then as general-in-chief of the Tonkin Expeditionary Corps during
General Briere de l'Isle, with the plaque of a Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur on his chest.
Senegambia in 1881, at the end of Briere de l'Isle's tenure. Areas in pink are annexed to the French Empire, while much of the surrounding territory are French "protectorates".
General Brière de l'Isle and his staff on the eve of the Lạng Sơn Campaign. General François de Négrier (with hand on chest) and Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Gustave Herbinger (clasping cane in both hands) are in the front row.