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Guillaume Casman
Guillaume-Camille Casman (23 November 1854 – 14 May 1885) was a Belgian soldier, explorer and administrator for the International African Association and the Congo Free State. He was briefly commander of the Équateur station on the upper Congo. Early years Guillaume-Camille Casman was born in Brussels on 23 November 1854. He worked at the ''Société Belge des Chemins de Fer du Grand Central'' and was a sergeant in the ''chasseurs-éclaireurs'' (scouts) battalion of the Brussels civic guard. He joined the service of the International Association of the Congo and left for the Congo in November 1883. Colonial career Casman arrived in Vivi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Vivi and joined an expedition led by Captain Edmond Hanssens. They left on 21 January 1884 with a column of 30 men, and reached the banks of the Bundi River on 23 January 1884. Rains had made it overflow its banks and turn its valley into a huge swamp. On 7 February 1884 they reached the north Manianga plate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head Of Équateur Station
A head is the part of an organism which usually includes the ears, brain, forehead, cheeks, chin, eyes, nose, and mouth, each of which aid in various sensory functions such as visual perception, sight, hearing, olfaction, smell, and taste. Some very simple animals may not have a head, but many bilateria, bilaterally symmetric forms do, regardless of size. Heads develop in animals by an evolutionary trend known as cephalization. In bilaterally symmetrical animals, nervous tissue concentrate at the anterior region, forming structures responsible for information processing. Through biological evolution, sense organs and feeding structures also concentrate into the anterior region; these collectively form the head. Human head The human head is an anatomical unit that consists of the Human skull, skull, hyoid bone and cervical vertebrae. The term "skull" collectively denotes the mandible (lower jaw bone) and the cranium (upper portion of the skull that houses the brain). Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Frans Van Kerckhoven
Willem Frans Van Kerckhoven, or Guillaume François van Kerckhoven (28 January 1853 – 10 August 1892) was a Belgian soldier, explorer, colonial administrator who was active in the service of the International Association of the Congo and the subsequent Congo Free State. He is known for his extended expedition through the Uele River basin and onward towards the Nile, during which he cleared the Arab slave traders from the region and established a Belgian presence. He died in an accident before reaching the Nile. Early years (1853–1883) Willem Frans Van Kerckhoven was born in Mechelen, Belgium, on 28 January 1853. His parents were Frans Van Kerckhoven and Jeanne-Catherine Miller. On 22 February 1869 he enlisted in the 6th line regiment. He was named second lieutenant in the 3rd line regiment on 17 April 1875. On 29 August 1878 he was admitted to the War College. On 21 February 1883, as a deputy staff lieutenant, he was seconded to the Military Cartographic Institute for service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Soldiers
Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German * Ancient Belgian language, an extinct language formerly spoken in Gallia Belgica * Belgian Dutch or Flemish, a variant of Dutch *Belgian French, a variant of French * Belgian horse (other), various breeds of horse * Belgian waffle, in culinary contexts * SS ''Belgian'', a cargo ship in service with F Leyland & Co Ltd from 1919 to 1934 *''The Belgian ''The Belgian'' is a 1917 American silent film directed by Sidney Olcott and produced by Sidney Olcott Players with Valentine Grant and Walker Whiteside in the leading roles. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Plot As descr ...'', a 1917 American silent film See also * * Belgica (other) * Belgic (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 Deaths
Events January–March * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 4 – The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant, on Mary Gartside. * January 17 – Mahdist War in Sudan – Battle of Abu Klea: British troops defeat Mahdist forces. * January 20 – American inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson patents a roller coaster. * January 24 – Irish rebels damage Westminster Hall and the Tower of London with dynamite. * January 26 – Mahdist War in Sudan: Troops loyal to Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad conquer Khartoum; British commander Charles George Gordon is killed. * February 5 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, as a personal possession. * February 9 – The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. * February 16 – Charles Dow publishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1854 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the ''Samarang''. * January 6 – The fictional detective Sherlock Holmes is perhaps born. * January 9 – The Teutonia Männerchor in Pittsburgh, U.S.A. is founded to promote German culture. * January 20 – The North Carolina General Assembly in the United States charters the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad, to run from Goldsboro through New Bern, to the newly created seaport of Morehead City, near Beaufort. * January 21 – The iron clipper runs aground off the east coast of Ireland, on her maiden voyage out of Liverpool, bound for Australia, with the loss of at least 300 out of 650 on board. * February 11 – Major streets are lit by coal gas for the first time by the San Francisco Gas Company; 86 such lamps are turned on this evening in San Francisco, California. * February 13 – Mexican troops force William Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Pagels
Georg Vilhelm Pagels, or 'Georges-Guillaume Pagels (18 February 1855 – 31 March 1897) was a Swedish officer in the service of the International African Association who briefly commanded Équateur Station (now Mbandaka). Early years Georges-Guillaume Pagels was born in Lilla-Malma parish, Södermanland, Sweden on 18 February 1855. His parents were Victor Pagels and Ulrica Nyblaens. He entered the Stockholm Military Academy on 14 July 1875. On 24 November 1876 he was appointed a second lieutenant in the infantry. In 1878 he became a second lieutenant in the Södermanland regiment, and in 1887 a lieutenant in the army. Colonial career On 2 March 1883 Pagels took leave from the Swedish army and entered the services of the International African Association (AIA). He was one of a number of Swedes recruited for service in the Congo by King Leopold II of Belgium, apparently on the advice of Henry Morton Stanley, who considered them capable people. On 2 May 1883 he sailed from Liverp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alima
The Alima River is a tributary of the Congo River. It is formed by the confluence of two streams, the Lékéti and the Dziélé. Towns Towns on the banks of this river include (from the source): * Okoyo * Boundji * Oyo Location See also *List of rivers of the Republic of the Congo This is a list of rivers in the Republic of the Congo. This list is arranged by Drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Atlantic Ocean *Ogooué River ** Ngounie River **Ivindo River *** Djadie River ... References Rivers of the Republic of the Congo Tributaries of the Congo River {{RCongo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacomo Savorgnan Di BrazzÃ
Jacques Savorgnan di Brazza (or Giacomo Savorgnan de Brazza e Cergneu; 14 December 1859 – 29 February 1888) was an Italian naturalist, mountaineer and explorer, younger brother of Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza. Early years Giacomo Savorgnan di Brazzà was born in Rome on 14 December 1859, the 12th of 13 children. His parents were Ascanio Savorgnan di Brazzà , a sculptor and painter who had studied under Antonio Canova, and Giacinta Simonetti, Marquise of Gavignano. His father came from a liberal family which owned houses in Brazzacco (Moruzzo), Udine and Soleschiano ( Manzano). He was descended from the old nobility of Friuli. The family moved to Rome in 1870 and he studied first at the Roman College, then at the school in Bressanone, then returned to Rome to complete his secondary education. He attended the Faculty of Science in Rome, where he obtained a degree in 1882. Alpine explorations Influenced by his father, who had travelled in the east, and by his brother Pietro, Brazzà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvid Wester
Arvid Mauritz Wester (10 June 1856 – 11 July 1914) was a Swedish soldier who was active in the service of the Belgians in the Congo. For almost two years he commanded the remote station at Stanley Falls, where he had to deal with hostile local people and Arabs. Early years (1856–1883) Arvid Mauritz Wester was born on 10 June 1856 in Karlskoga parish, Örebro County, Sweden. He was descended from the younger son of Peder Wester. He joined the army as a volunteer on 1 May 1874. On 14 July 1877 he enrolled as a cadet at the Military School. He was appointed second lieutenant in the 21st infantry regiment (Närkes regiment) on 2 December 1878. He decided to take service with the new International African Association (AIA). Congo (1883–1886) Wester and about ten other Swedish officers were hired by King Leopold II of Belgium to help found the Congo Free State. Wester was admitted as an assistant on 1 November 1883, and left for the Congo on 14 November 1883. He arrived in Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edde Gleerup
Sten Edvard Gleerup, or Edde Gleerup, (13 June 1860 – 1928) was a Swedish soldier and explorer. He was the first Swede and eighth European to cross Africa. Life Sten Edvard Gleerup was born on 13 June 1860 in Chicago. His father was Georg Josef Teodor Gleerup, a photographer in Chicago and then in Lund, and his mother was Wendela Sofia Hallström. In 1879 he was appointed a lieutenant in the Southern Scanian Infantry Regiment. Gleerup joined the service of the Congo in 1883, and in 1884 was appointed head of the Kimpoko Station at Stanley Pool. He built a new station there. On 11 November 1884 Edmond Hanssens left Léopoldville in an expedition with three steamers: the ''Royal'', ''A.I.A.'' and '' En Avant''. The members included Guillaume Casman, Charles Liebrechts and Camille Van den Plas. They stopped at Kimpoko to embark Gleerup, who had been appointed second to Arvid Wester at the Falls. They arrived at Equateur Station, where Alphonse van Gèle handed over command to C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimpoko
Kimpoko is a district within Maluku municipality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Location Kimpoko is on the northeast shore of the Pool Malebo near where a branch of the Congo River enters the Pool to east of the Îles de Kabongo. It is in Kinshasa Province, about as the crow flies to the northeast of the capital city of Kinshasa. History In June 1883 Louis-Gustave Amelot was appointed commander of Kimpoko station. At Kimpoko Amelot got into an argument with a chief and six of his headmen over the rotting carcass of a hippopotamus, which resulted in their being killed. Soon there were rumors that the post was in danger, and Henry Morton Stanley ordered the complete evacuation of its staff and equipment to Léopoldville. In 1884 Edde Gleerup was appointed head of the Kimpoko Station at Stanley Pool. He built a new station there. A Baptist missionary station was established at Kimpoko in 1886 as a way-station for transportation to the Upper Kasaï region. The missio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Liebrechts
Charles Adolphe Marie Liebrechts (7 May 1858 – 14 July 1938) was a Belgian soldier, explorer and administrator in the Congo Free State. Early years (1858–1882) Charles Adolphe Marie Liebrechts was born in Antwerp on 7 May 1858. His parents were François Liebrechts and Marie Huybrechts. At the age of 16 he enlisted in the army. He became a soldier in the 3rd ''chasseurs à pied''. He entered the Military School in 1876, specializing in artillery and engineering. In 1881 he was appointed second lieutenant of artillery in the 5th regiment. King Leopold II of Belgium decided that his ''Force Publique'' in the Congo, still publicly seen as part of the International African Association, needed an artillery man. He asked General Nicaise to find the best candidate, and at the end of 1882 the general recommended Liebrechts, who was given instructions by the king in person. Congo (1883–1889) On 7 March 1883 Lieutenant Liebechts embarked in Liverpool on the ''Biafra'' with two ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
