2819044 Major Jean-Baptiste Marchand, French soldier and explorer (colour litho) by Philippoteaux, Paul Dominique (1846-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Major Jean-Baptiste Marchand, French soldier and explorer. Painting by Paul Philippoteaux. Marchand led an expedition across Africa from west to east with the objective of expanding French colonial power into northeastern Africa. After encountering a British force in Sudan, leading to what became known as the Fashoda Incident, Marchand was instructed to withdraw by the French government. Le Commandant Marchand. Tableau de Philipoteaux (Salon de 1899). Illustration for Le Petit Journal, 4 June 1899.); 穢 Look and Learn.