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Joseph Simon Gallieni (24 April 1849 – 27 May 1916) was a French military officer, active for most of his career as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies where he wrote several books on colonial affairs.
May 23, 2024 · Joseph-Simon Gallieni (born April 24, 1849, Saint-Béat, Fr.—died May 27, 1916, Versailles) was a French army officer figure who successfully directed the pacification of the French Sudan and Madagascar and the integration of those African territories into the French colonial empire.
Joseph Gallieni, né le 24 avril 1849 à Saint-Béat (Haute-Garonne) et mort le 27 mai 1916 à Versailles, est un général, maréchal de France et administrateur colonial français. Il prend une part active à l'expansion et à la consolidation de l' empire colonial , notamment en Afrique.
As a young officer, Joseph-Simon Gallieni (1849-1916) left the French military school of Saint-Cyr at the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, during which he was captured.
Joseph Simon Gallieni (zhôzĕf´ sēmôN´ gälyānē´), 1849–1916, French general and colonial administrator. He served well in the Sudan and Tonkin and, as governor-general (1896–1905), solidly established French administration in Madagascar.
Learn about the life and achievements of Joseph-Simon Gallieni, a prominent figure in the Franco-Prussian war, the colonial expansion in Africa and the First World War. He was the commander of Paris during the siege of 1914 and the Marshal of France in 1921.
Joseph Simon Gallieni was a French military officer, active for most of his career as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies where he wrote several books on colonial affairs.
