Louis Faidherbe

Louis Faidherbe

Louis Léon César Faidherbe (3 June 1818 – 29 September 1889) was a French general and colonial administrator. He created the Senegalese Tirailleurs when he was governor of Senegal.

Read more about Louis Faidherbe:  Background, West Africa, Franco-Prussian War, Political Life and Retirement

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