French general serving in the colonies: Who is Henri Eugene Gouraud?
A general of French colonialism who was absolutely unpopular in the countries where he served. He served in the lands that France made "colonies", from Sudan to Morocco and Syria.
French General. He was born in Paris in 1867. He left Saint Cry in 1888 as an infantry officer. He served in colonies and was especially successful in Sudan.
He gained fame during the capture of the city of Samory in Senegal in 1898. He was promoted to colonel in 1907. He received an internship at the Higher Military Education Center in 1910.
Lyautey invited him to Morocco as an assistant. He suppressed the uprisings from 1912 to 1914.
When World War I broke out, he commanded a division of the colonial army in France (Argonne) and then a colonial corps in Champagne.
Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud (17 November 1867 – 16 September 1946) was a French general, best known for his leadership of the French Fourth Army at the end of the First World War. Following this, he became the first High Commissioner of the Levant (1919–1922) then Military governor of Paris (1923–1937).
He was promoted to major general in 1915.
He was appointed commander of the Çanakkale Expeditionary Forces. He was seriously injured in this battle and lost his arm. When he returned to France IV. He was appointed as army commander.
He served as Governor General of Morocco in 1917. Except for this mission, always IV. He remained in command of the army.
He defeated the attacking German troops in July 1918.
He served as High Commissioner for Syria from 1919 to 1923.
He commanded French troops in this region where the war with Türkiye continued.
He was appointed military governor of Paris in 1923.
He became a member of the Supreme War Council. He remained in this position until 1937. He died in 1946 and was buried among his soldiers at the Navarino Farm Monument in Champagne.