The death of Commander Lamy (1858-1900)

French Officer Am餩e-Fran篩s Lamy is killed at the battle of Kousseri, near Lake Chad, West Africa. The French claim a decisive victory over the Sudanese warlord Rabih az-Zubayr(who is also killed) and his troops, and Lamy is postumously honoured when the capital of the new French territory is named Chad Fort-Lamy. Date: 1900

• Product Code
• ILEA000634425

• Registered date
• 1900/12/31 00:19:00

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• Mary Evans Picture Library / Kyodo News Images

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• Copyright (c) Mary Evans Picture Library 2015

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• 3381 × 4701 pixel

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• 300 dpi

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