Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes

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 (French territory of Upper Senegal), attached to the colonial government of Senegal, 1880 to 1883.

Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes

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 (French territory of Upper Senegal), attached to the colonial government of Senegal, 1880 to 1883.