Henri Brosselard-Faidherbe
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Henri Brosselard-Faidherbe (1855-1893) was a French military officer and explorer.
, he was permitted to attach the surname of his stepfather to his own. He died on August 19, 1893 in Coutances
, Manche
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Biography
Henri François Brosselard was born on June 3, 1855. The stepson of General Louis FaidherbeLouis Faidherbe
Louis Léon César Faidherbe was a French general and colonial administrator. He created the Senegalese Tirailleurs when he was governor of Senegal.- Background :...
, he was permitted to attach the surname of his stepfather to his own. He died on August 19, 1893 in Coutances
Coutances
Coutances is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.-History:Capital of the Unelli, a Gaulish tribe, the town took the name of Constantia in 298 during the reign of Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus...
, Manche
Manche
Manche is a French department in Normandy named after La Manche , which is the French name for the English Channel.- History :Manche is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
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Works
- Les deux missions du Colonel Flatters en Afrique : récit historique et critique par un membre de la première mission, Paris, Dreyfous, 1884
- Rapport sur la situation dans la vallée du Sénégal en 1886 : insurrection de Mahmadou-Lamine, 1888
- La Guinée portugaise et les possessions françaises voisines, Lille, 1889, 116 p.
- Les deux missions Flatters au pays des Touareg Azdjer et Hoggar, Paris, Jouvet, 1889, 304 p.
- Rivières du Sud, Paris, Sous-secrétariat d'Etat des colonies, Imprimerie des Journaux officiels, 1891
- Casamance et Mellacorée. Pénétration au Soudan, Paris, Librairie illustrée, 1892, 106 p. (original text http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1040793)
See also
- CasamanceCasamanceCasamance is the area of Senegal south of The Gambia including the Casamance River. It consists of Basse Casamance and Haute Casamance...
- History of Guinea-BissauHistory of Guinea-BissauThe history of Guinea-Bissau was dominated by Portugal from the 1450s to the 1970s; since independence, the country has been primarily controlled by a single-party system.-Portuguese rule:...
- History of SenegalHistory of SenegalThe History of Senegal is commonly divided into a number of periods, encompassing the prehistoric era, the precolonial period, colonialism, and the contemporary era.- Paleolithic :...
- Paul Flatters
- Tuareg