Second Madagascar expedition
| Madagascar Expedition | |||||||
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| Part of the Franco-Hova Wars | |||||||
French infantry landing at Majunga, May 1895. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | Merina Kingdom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jacques Duchesne | Rainilaiarivony | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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15,000 soldiers 6,000 porters |
30,000 40,000 reservists | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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25 killed in combat 6,000 died of disease | 4,500 killed in combat | ||||||
The Second Madagascar expedition was a French military intervention which took place in 1894–1895, sealing the conquest of the Merina Kingdom on the island of Madagascar by France. It was the last phase of the Franco-Hova War and followed the First Madagascar expedition of 1883–1885.