General Jacques Duchesne, commander of the French expeditionary force to Madagascar, 1894. Artist: Henri Meyer

General Jacques Duchesne, commander of the French expeditionary force to Madagascar, 1894. Artist: Henri Meyer

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General Jacques Duchesne, commander of the French expeditionary force to Madagascar, 1894. France invaded Madagascar in 1895 to bring the island under its colonial rule. In 1896 the territory was formally annexed by France. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 2nd December 1894.

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