book chapter
Senegal: France in West Africa
Librairie Hachette et Cie • Paris • Published In 1889 • Pages:
By: Faidherbe, Louis Léon César, Schütze, Frieda.
Abstract
This source describes French relations with the DAMELs of Cayor between 1859 and 1864 when this Wolof kingdom became part of the French colony. The author, a French general and governor of the colony, gives a detailed account of the military operations and the French involvement in the internal politics of this state.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1999
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Government Official
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Joan Steffens ; 1964
- Field Date
- ca. 1854-1865
- Coverage Date
- 1854-1865
- Coverage Place
- Cayor, Senegal
- Notes
- Louis Faidherbe
- Translation of: Le Sénégal; la France dans l'Afrique Occidentale
- The original French text is not included
- Translated for the HRAF files by Frieda Schütze
- Only pages 258-276 of Part 2, 'Emancipation -- Penetration,' are included in this file
- LCCN
- 04014712
- LCSH
- Wolof (African people)