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An expeditionary corps was sent under General Jacques Duchesne. First, the harbor of Toamasina on the east coast, and Mahajanga on the west coast, were bombarded and occupied in December 1894 and January 1895 respectively. Some troops were landed, but the main expeditionary force however arrived in May 1895, numbering about 15,000 men, supported by around 6,000 carriers. The campaign was to take place during the rainy season, with disastrous consequences for the French expeditionary corps. In the whole conflict, there were only a few skirmishes, and only 25 French soldiers died from fighting.

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  • Second Madagascar expedition
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  • An expeditionary corps was sent under General Jacques Duchesne. First, the harbor of Toamasina on the east coast, and Mahajanga on the west coast, were bombarded and occupied in December 1894 and January 1895 respectively. Some troops were landed, but the main expeditionary force however arrived in May 1895, numbering about 15,000 men, supported by around 6,000 carriers. The campaign was to take place during the rainy season, with disastrous consequences for the French expeditionary corps. In the whole conflict, there were only a few skirmishes, and only 25 French soldiers died from fighting.
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  • 6000(xsd:integer)
  • 15000(xsd:integer)
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Partof
  • the French colonial wars
Date
  • Dec 1894-Sep 1895
Commander
  • General Jacques Duchesne
  • border|23px General Rainilaiarivony
Caption
  • French infantry landing at Majunga, May 1895.
Casualties
  • 25(xsd:integer)
  • ?
Result
  • French victory
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Place
  • Madagascar
Conflict
  • Second Madagascar expedition
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  • An expeditionary corps was sent under General Jacques Duchesne. First, the harbor of Toamasina on the east coast, and Mahajanga on the west coast, were bombarded and occupied in December 1894 and January 1895 respectively. Some troops were landed, but the main expeditionary force however arrived in May 1895, numbering about 15,000 men, supported by around 6,000 carriers. The campaign was to take place during the rainy season, with disastrous consequences for the French expeditionary corps. As soon as the French landed, revolts erupted here and there against the Merina government of Queen Ranavalona III. The uprisings were variously against the government, slave labor, Christianization (the court had converted to Protestantism in the 1860s). As the French force advanced towards Antananarivo, they had to build a road along the way. By August 1895, the French were only mid-way at Andriba where there were numerous Malagasy fortifications but only limited fighting. Disease, however, especially malaria, but also dysentery and typhoid fever, was taking a heavy toll on the French expeditionary corps. The expedition was a medical disaster: about 1/3 of the force died of disease. Altogether, there were 6,000 deaths in the expedition, four-fifths of them French. The Malagasy Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief Rainilaiarivony tried to resist at Tsarasaotra on 29 June 1895, and at Andriba on 22 August 1895. He again attacked the Duchesne "flying column" in September, but his elite gunner troops were decimated by the French. Duchesne had to send a "flying column" from Andriba on 14 September 1895, formed of Algerian and African soldiers as well as marines and accompanied by pack mules, to the capital. They arrived at the end of September. An artillery battery was trained on the royal palace from the heights around the capital, and high-explosive shells were fired on the palace, killing many. The Queen promptly surrendered. In the whole conflict, there were only a few skirmishes, and only 25 French soldiers died from fighting.
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