Joseph Gallieni, French general Size:Large: 7 x 5in A book lies open on

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Joseph Gallieni, French general Size:Large: 7 x 5in A book lies open onJoseph Gallieni, French general, 1899. Joseph Simon Gallieni (1849 1916) was a French soldier, most active as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies, who came out of retirement to serve in the First World War. He has been credited with playing a decisive role in halting the German advance at the Battle of the Marne in 1914. At the time of this photograph he was serving as Governor of Madagascar. A photograph from Album de