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title: Jean-Baptiste Marchand at Fashoda
author: World Imaging
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21754/jean-baptiste-marchand-at-fashoda/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2026-04-22
---

# Jean-Baptiste Marchand at Fashoda

_Authored by World Imaging_

## Image File

[![Jean-Baptiste Marchand at Fashoda](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21754.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21754.png)

## Image Caption

An 1898 French magazine cover showing Jean-Baptiste Marchand, who led an expedition to Fashoda in Sudan to claim it for France. This episode during the Scramble for [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/) created the [Fashoda Incident](https://www.worldhistory.org/Fashoda_Incident/) when France and [Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Britain/) almost went to [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) over their competing claims for control of the Upper [Nile](https://www.worldhistory.org/nile/).

Musee de l'Armee, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Imaging, W. (2026, April 22). Jean-Baptiste Marchand at Fashoda. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21754/jean-baptiste-marchand-at-fashoda/>
### Chicago
Imaging, World. "Jean-Baptiste Marchand at Fashoda." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 22, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21754/jean-baptiste-marchand-at-fashoda/>.
### MLA
Imaging, World. "Jean-Baptiste Marchand at Fashoda." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Apr 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21754/jean-baptiste-marchand-at-fashoda/>.

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[![copyright source](/images/partners/wikipedia-small.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LeCommandantMarchand.jpg)Based on [Wikipedia](http://www.wikipedia.org/ "Wikipedia") content that has been reviewed, edited, and republished. [Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LeCommandantMarchand.jpg) by [**World Imaging**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LeCommandantMarchand.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 22 April 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.