Occupy a Malagasy Fortress
French forces seize a fortress in northern Madagascar during their colonial campaign, a small dispatch from a largely forgotten imperial war.
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Omaha Daily Bee 187?-1922 · April 21, 1895 · Page 1
1 min readPARIS, April 20.
An official dispatch received here from the Island of Madagascar, via Port Louis, announces that the French troops have occupied the fortress of Ambodivohibe in the northern part of Madagascar, after a vigorous attack. There was no loss of life on the French side.
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