Louis Archinard

Louis Archinard

General Archinard
Born (1850-02-11)11 February 1850
Le Havre, France
Died 8 May 1932(1932-05-08) (aged 82)
Villiers-le-Bel, France
Allegiance France
Service/branch French Army
Years of service 1870-1915
1917-1919
Rank General de division
Commands held 32nd Infantry Division
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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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