caption serviceyears laterwork branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
louis léon césar faidherbe 1840 & ndash ; 1879 governor of senegal deputy of the national assembly french army army of the north paris , france 29 september 1889 lille , france 18px france grand cross of the légion d'honneur franco-prussian war 3 june 1818 général de division faidherbearmee.jpg louis faidherbe
 louis faidherbe
louis faidherbe

louis léon césar faidherbe -lrb- 3 june 1818 -- 29 september 1889 -rrb- was a french general and colonial administrator .
he created the senegalese tirailleurs when he was governor of senegal .
