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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.
Joseph Gallieni was posthumously made Marshal France on the 6th May 1921. He held the Great Cross of the Légion d'honneur and the Military Medal. Back to the list of personalities
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.
