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Capture of Mauritania

Name: Capture of Mauritania – France factsheet records
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France · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1909Date range

1Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1909

Henri Gouraud1909

Mauritania · Warfare / Military

Completes the capture of Mauritania on behalf of France

Names involved

Henri Gouraud

Provenance

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