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  2. First Madagascar expedition - Wikipedia

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    In the early 1880s however, the French colonial faction, the right-wing Catholic lobby and Réunion parliamentarians all advocated an invasion of Madagascar in order to suppress British influence there. [3] The non-respect of the Lambert Charter and the letter to Napoleon III were used by the French as the pretext to invade Madagascar in 1883. [2]

  3. History of Madagascar - Wikipedia

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    In the Berlin Treaty, the British accepted the claims of France to exert its influence on Madagascar, and after the first Franco-Hova Wara treaty of alliance between France and Madagascar was signed on 17 December 1885 by Queen Ranavalona III, granting France a protectorate over the Diego-Suarez bay and surrounding territory, as well as the ...

  4. Kropatschek rifle - Wikipedia

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    First Madagascar expedition [5] Tonkin campaign [5] Sino-French War [5] Revolta da Armada Federalist Revolution [6] First Italo-Ethiopian War [7] War of Canudos [8] Second Boer War World War I Spanish Civil War World War II (Portuguese colonies) Annexation of Goa Portuguese Colonial War: Production history; Designer: Alfred von Kropatschek ...

  5. Villars-class cruiser - Wikipedia

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    Forfait participated in the First Madagascar expedition that failed to seize control of the island. Roland and Magon were both sent to reinforce French forces during the Sino-French War, but the conflict had ended by the time they arrived. The ships served for another decade, frequently with the North Atlantic Squadron, and by the late 1890s ...

  6. List of colonial governors of Madagascar - Wikipedia

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    Colony of Madagascar and Dependencies, 1930. In 1882, the French Third Republic established a protectorate over the Merina Kingdom on the island of Madagascar, with the consent of the United Kingdom. The French position on the island was solidified by the First Madagascar expedition (May 1883 to December 1885, the first phase of the Franco-Hova ...

  7. French cruiser Nielly - Wikipedia

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    She arrived there in late 1885, as the First Madagascar expedition was nearing its close; when the conflict ended in December that year, Nielly was sent to neighboring Zanzibar to announce the establishment of a French protectorate over Madagascar. [14] In 1887, Nielly replaced the cruiser Naïade as the flagship of the Indian Ocean division. [15]

  8. Category:1883 in Africa - Wikipedia

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    1880s; 1890s; 1900s; 1910s; 1920s; ... First Madagascar expedition This page was last edited on 30 October 2022, at 22:36 (UTC). Text is available under the ...

  9. Paul Augustin Jean Larrouy - Wikipedia

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    Paul Augustin Jean Larrouy was a French diplomat born in Lagardelle-sur-Leze in France on 1 January 1857 [1] and who died in Buenos Aires on 10 August 1906. Notably, he has been Résident Général in second in Madagascar from March 1888 until 12 December 1889, and in his second term Résident Général in Madagascar from October 1892 until 1894.