Disaster to a Frenoh Expedition
A French expedition which was making its way from Algeria to Lake Tchad, in the Soudan, has been annihilated by an immense body of Tuaregs. M, F. Foureau, the, well-known African explorer, and author of ,• The Sahara : My Two MissibnS of 1892 and 1893," was in command of the expedition. For the protection of the expedition there was a military column, which was in charge of Colonel Lamy. The expedition was in the vicinity of Agades, the capital of the oasis-king-dom of Air and Asben, when the massacre occurred. 2 ?* During the fighting the French, before they were overcome, inflicted terrible losses on the Taaregs.
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Manawatu Herald, 14 September 1899, Page 2
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110Disaster to a Frenoh Expedition Manawatu Herald, 14 September 1899, Page 2
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