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| Picture No | 10252438 |
| Date | 1900 |
| Description | The death of Commander Lamy (1858-1900) |
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French Officer AmÚdÚe-Franþois Lamy is killed at the battle of Kousseri, near Lake Chad, West Africa. The French claim a decisive victory over the Sudanese warlord Rabih az-Zubayr(who is also killed) and his troops, and Lamy is postumously honoured when the capital of the new French territory is named Chad Fort-Lamy.
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| Source | Le Petit Journal 19 August 1900 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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