Paul-Jules Joalland (8 November 1870 – 27 September 1940) was a French officer, known mainly for completing the Voulet-Chanoine Mission. He was one of the six officers of the latter expedition, and was an artillery expert with the rank of

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. The Voulet-Chanoine Mission was commanded by the captains

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and

Julien Chanoine Julien may refer to: People * Julien (given name) * Julien (surname) Music * ''Julien'' (opera), a 1913 poème lyrique by Gustave Charpentier * ''Julien'' (album), by Dalida, 1973 * "Julien" (song), by Carly Rae Jepsen, 2019 Places Un ...

, entrusted in 1898 by the government with the mission to explore and conquer the territories between the

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and

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, with the ultimate goal to unify, Jointly with other two similar expeditions, all French territories in

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. The brutalities and massacres committed by the expedition after leaving

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brought the authorities to replace Voulet and Chanoine with

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; the latter was killed close to

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by Voulet on 14 July 1899, and shortly after Voulet and Chanoine were killed by their troops, that recognized as commander Joalland, who was promoted to the rank of captain. Joalland left Zinder on 3 October, reaching, with 170 riflemen,

; hearing later that the Foureau-Lamy Mission, advancing from the

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, was close, he went up the east side of the lake, and met it on February. The two joint missions, under the command of Major

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of the Saharian Mission, now returned south to Joalland's base camp on the right bank of the

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. On 21 April 1900 Joalland and Lamy encountered the

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, that had been proceeding from the

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. The following day all the French forces united clashed with the greatest ruler in the region,

Rabih az-Zubayr Rabih az-Zubayr ibn Fadl Allah or Rabih Fadlallah ( ar, رابح فضل الله ,رابح الزبير ابن فضل الله), usually known as Rabah in French (c. 1842 – April 22, 1900), was a Sudanese warlord and slave trader who establish ...

; the French triumphed, guaranteeing the conquest of the

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. Before the end of the year, Joalland returned with his men back home, after having successfully completed the mission. In 1927 Joalland was given the honorary title of commander of the

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, the premier distinction in

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. Two years later he was nominated

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. He died on 28 September 1940.Web.genealogie
at web.genealogie.free.fr

References

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