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French conquest of Senegal and Louis Brière de l'Isle

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Difference between French conquest of Senegal and Louis Brière de l'Isle

French conquest of Senegal vs. Louis Brière de l'Isle

The French conquest of Senegal started from 1659 with the establishment of Saint-Louis, Senegal, followed by the French capture of the island of Gorée from the Dutch in 1677, but would only become a full-scale campaign in the 19th century. Louis Alexandre Esprit Gaston Brière de l'Isle (24 June 1827 – 19 June 1897) was a French Army general who achieved distinction firstly as Governor of Senegal (1876–81), and then as general-in-chief of the Tonkin Expeditionary Corps during the Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885).

Similarities between French conquest of Senegal and Louis Brière de l'Isle

French conquest of Senegal and Louis Brière de l'Isle have 14 things in common (in Unionpedia): Cayor, Dakar, Dakar–Niger Railway, French Sudan, History of Senegal, Jolof Empire, Joseph Gallieni, Lat Jor, List of colonial governors of Senegal, Louis Faidherbe, Mali, Saint-Louis, Senegal, Senegal River, Siege of Medina Fort.

Cayor

Cayor (Kajoor; Cayor) was the largest and most powerful kingdom (1549–1879) that split off from the Jolof Empire in what is now Senegal.

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Dakar

Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal.

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Dakar–Niger Railway

The Dakar–Niger Railway connects Dakar, Senegal to Koulikoro, Mali.

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French Sudan

French Sudan (Soudan français; السودان الفرنسي) was a French colonial territory in the federation of French West Africa from around 1880 until 1960, when it became the independent state of Mali.

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History of Senegal

The history of Senegal is commonly divided into a number of periods, encompassing the prehistoric era, the precolonial period, colonialism, and the contemporary era.

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Jolof Empire

The Jolof Empire (Djolof or Diolof), also known as the Wolof or Wollof Empire, was a West African state that ruled parts of Senegal from 1350 to 1549.

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Joseph Gallieni

Joseph Simon Gallieni (24 April 1849 – 27 May 1916) was a French soldier, active for most of his career as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies.

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Lat Jor

Lat Jor Ngone Latir Jop (Lat Joor Ngoone Latiir Joop; Lat Dior Ngoné Latyr Diop; 1842–1886), son of Sahewer Sohna Mbay (Sakhéwère Sokhna Mbaye) and the Linguère royal Ngone Latir Fal (Ngoné Latyr Fall), was a nineteenth-century damel (king) of Cayor, a Wolof state that is today in south central Sénégal.

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List of colonial governors of Senegal

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Louis Faidherbe

Louis Léon César Faidherbe (3 June 1818 – 29 September 1889) was a French general and colonial administrator.

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Mali

Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali), is a landlocked country in West Africa, a region geologically identified with the West African Craton.

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Saint-Louis, Senegal

Saint-Louis, or Ndar as it is called in Wolof, is the capital of Senegal's Saint-Louis Region.

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Senegal River

The Senegal River (نهر السنغال, Fleuve Sénégal) is a long river in West Africa that forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania.

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Siege of Medina Fort

The Siege of the Fort du Médine took place in 1857 at Médine near Kayes modern-day Mali, when the Toucouleur forces of El Hadj Umar Tall unsuccessfully besieged French colonial troops under General Louis Faidherbe, governor of Senegal.

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French conquest of Senegal and Louis Brière de l'Isle Comparison

French conquest of Senegal has 52 relations, while Louis Brière de l'Isle has 87. As they have in common 14, the Jaccard index is 10.07% = 14 / (52 + 87).

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