Allegiance France Role Military Commander Service/branch French Army | Rank Divisional general Name Louis Archinard | |
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Born 11 February 1850
Le Havre, France ( 1850-02-11 ) Battles/wars Franco-Prussian War
World War I Died May 8, 1932, Villiers-le-Bel, France Awards Legion of Honour, Medaille militaire, Croix de guerre 1914–1918 Battles and wars Franco-Prussian War, World War I Similar People Raymond Poincare, Ferdinand Foch, Franz Joseph I of Austria, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Ferdinand I of Romania | ||
Commands held 32nd Infantry Division Years of service 1870-1915
1917-1919 | ||
Louis Archinard (11 February 1850 – 8 May 1932) was a French Army general at the time of the Third Republic, who contributed to the colonial conquest of French West Africa. He was traditionally presented in French histories as the conqueror and "Pacifier" of French Soudan (today Mali). Archinard's campaigns brought about the end of the Tukulor Empire. He also spent a large amount of energy fighting Samory Toure. In 1897 Archinard was reassigned to French Indochina.
In World War I, he commanded in August 1914 the 1er Group of Reserve Divisions, and in 1917-1918 the Polish Legion in France.
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