Louis Brière de l'Isle
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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.
Ahmadu Tall
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Ahmad al-Madani al-Kabir at-Tijani, commonly known as Ahmadou Sekou Tall or Ahmadu Sekou was the Laamdo Dioulbé of the Toucouleur Empire from 1864 to 1893 and Faama of Ségou from 1864 to 1884. He led
Ahmadu Tall c. 1880
