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Second Madagascar expedition information


Madagascar Expedition
Part of the Franco-Hova Wars

French infantry landing at Majunga, May 1895.
DateDecember 1894 – September 1895
Location
Madagascar
Result

French victory

  • Establishment of the Malagasy Protectorate
Belligerents
Second Madagascar expedition France Second Madagascar expedition Merina Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
France Jacques Duchesne Second Madagascar expedition Rainilaiarivony
Strength
15,000 soldiers
6,000 porters
30,000
40,000 reservists
Casualties and losses
25 killed in combat
6,000 died of disease
4,500 killed in combat

The Second Madagascar expedition was a French military intervention which took place in 1894–1895, sealing the conquest of the Merina Kingdom on the island of Madagascar by France. It was the last phase of the Franco-Hova War and followed the First Madagascar expedition of 1883–1885.

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