New Britain herald., 1916-05-27
GENERAL GALLIENE.
 IS DEAD IN PAR
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Born of a military family at St. E April 24, 1849, he had reached
 age limit for retirement in 1913,
 was maintained in active serviceI decree, the minister of war hold that the services he had rendered governor general of Madagascar jtI fled an exception generally made 1 in favor of generals who have heI supreme command in the face of enemy.
 In the forty-five years of his nI tary career, Gallieni had participd in some of the dramatic cpisoded the war of 1870, explored the UI Niger and imposed a French tectorate over the region; pacified colony of Indo-China, deposed QI Ranavalo of Madagascar and ouered and developed the colony. tween times he had written notable books on exploration.
 Two years after his graduation fl the academy at Saint-Cyr in T Gallieni received his baptism of
 as q, second lieutenant of marineI fantry at Bazeilles. He was at
 side of Commandant Lambert, with a handful of man, opposeI heroic resistance to the Bavartanl the house called Les Dernieres touches''-The Last Cartridges-s1 the famous painting of the scenq Alphonse de Melville.
 Named lieutenant after the Gallieni was first garrisoned at Rennion. Promoted captain ill IA he was sent to the banks of the "A in 1879 and was charged in 1880 the mission of establishing tions with Ahmadou, sultan of Ses
 Eight Months In Captivity.
 Though fiercely attacked by E Bambaras, Captain Gallieni purI his march and reached Segou toI come a captive for eight mol Every morning of that captivity received notice from the sultan he and his companions were fl decapitated. Unmoved by this stant menace, he continued his rI tiations with the sultan and insted ! losing his head finished by sec1 | from the sultan the grant of Fr1 1 to the exclusion of all other naV l of the commerce of the Upper Nl
 He returned to Senegal lieuter| 1 colonel and ommand-in-ch o1 region of the Upper Niger. Thil ploit also earned for him the medal of the Geographical societsl had extended the French don1t1 l south of Senegal as far as EIS l Gambia. Promoted colonel Q l later he took command of thes
 marine infantry at Brest and
 ordered to Tonkin. He comma
 and pacifed the second militaryl
 ritory of Indo-China and returnA
 France a general.
 His first mission as general vi
 depose Queen Ranavalo of MadI
 car and pacify and organize that
 ly acquired colony of France.
 was here he came into close co1
 ration with General Joffre, thI
 commandant, sent to organize tn | tifications of the naval base of ta land. Gallieni was recognized as notH
 the conqueror of Madagascar bH the author of it's prosperity. A@ 1 time (1899) he was the youngest l eral of division in the French 1 1 He remained there as governor l eral until 1905, when he was apTH ed inspector of the African troopH the troops of the Pacific and the l Indies. The following year aeS l promoted commander of the1 9th corps and became subsequently, tary governor of Lyons, then l nanded the 14th corps before tS the chief command of the armN 1 the Alps. He was called to thM 1 perior war council in 1908. ] Defender of Paris. On August 27, 1914, with the mans threatening Paris, he was the important post of commands the entrenched camp and mi governor of Paris. The uuesti6& declaring Paris m open town seriously discussed at that time. departure of the government for deauX created a great deal of urM ness and all those who were capital at the time recall the i'd. of relief and revival of confidence A lowing the posting of Gallieni's 8 lamation in which he declared M have received the mission of del
 ing Paris against the invader: I K accomplish that mission to the e
 At once his organizing ability M energy were shown. Tn a few the city was surrounded by new N Notifications, heavy artillery E posted at all vantage points, a
 plete system of telephonic and 7 graphic communication was
 lished around the city The pa 8 played in the Battle of the Maj aB partly known; how on Su
 while von KIuck's lightning-llkM M vance was progressing he sent z men of the troops of the arm
 Paris. in taxi motor-cars' acros
 town. out to the spot where Ge
 Maunoury was assembling his
 and brought his forces up t
 strength that enabled him to fall z von Kluck's flank protection and s the great victory of the Marne.
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