Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes (22 October 1839 – 18 July 1900) was a French general. He was a major figure in the French Imperial conquest of the French Sudan, modern Mali. He was Commandant-Superior of the French Military Territory of Haut-Sénégal (French territory of Upper Senegal), attached to the colonial government of Senegal, 1880 to 1883.
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22 October 1839 Provins, France
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Died |
18 July 1900 (aged 60) Hanoi, Vietnam
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Zodiac | Libra |
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