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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]
Caribmap is a non-profit online library of historical and modern maps, including topographic maps, of the Caribbean islands. [1] Since its establishment in 1999, the site has accumulated approximately 1800 maps of the islands that have been printed since the beginning of the 16th century [2] The purpose of the site is to allow users, such as historians and scientists, to gain detailed ...
Linguistic map of the Caribbean in CE 1500, before European colonization Between 800 and 200 BCE a new migratory group expanded through the Caribbean island: the Saladoid . [ 11 ] This group is named after the Saladero site in Venezuela , where their distinctive pottery (typically distinguished by white-on-red painted designs) was first ...
Grenada – On 17 March 1649 a French expedition of 203 men from Martinique, led by Jacques Dyel du Parquet who had been the Governor of Martinique on behalf of the Compagnie des Îles de l'Amérique (Company of the Isles of America) since 1637, landed at St. Georges Harbour and constructed a fortified settlement, which they named Fort ...
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 ...
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Map of Madagascar and surroundings, circa 1702–1707 Map of Madagascar and the western portion of the East Indies, circa 1702–1707. Between 1680 and 1725, Madagascar became a pirate stronghold. Many unfortunate sailors became shipwrecked and stranded on the island.
France invaded Madagascar in 1883, in what became known as the first Franco-Hova War, seeking to restore the cancelled concessions. With the signing of the Treaty of Tamatave in January 1886, the war ceased. Madagascar ceded Antsiranana (Diego-Suarez) on the northern coast to France and paid a hefty fine of 10 million francs.