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Flying Column Dispatched Toward the Capital

When: 14 September 1895
Where: Andriba (departure point); destination the capital
Part of: French troops capture Antananarivo in the Franco-Malagasy War

General Duchesne dispatched a flying column from Andriba toward the capital on 14 September 1895, following resistance attempts by Rainilaiarivony.

After resistance attempts by Prime Minister Rainilaiarivony at Tsarasaotra and Andriba, General Duchesne sent a flying column from Andriba on 14 September 1895. The column consisted of Algerian and African soldiers, marines, and pack mules, and was dispatched toward the capital. The supplied passages do not state that the column reached Antananarivo.

Sources

Second Madagascar expedition Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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