Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes

Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes
Colonel Borgnis-Desbordes, photographed in 1886
Born	22 October 1839 Provins, France
Died	18 July 1900(1900-07-18) (aged 60) Hanoi, Vietnam
Allegiance	France
Service / branch	French Army
Rank	Général de division
Commands	Expeditionary Forces in French Indochina (1885) Commandant-Superior of the French Military Territory of Haut-Sénégal (1880–1883)
Battles / wars	Sino-French War

Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes (22 October 1839 – 18 July 1900) was a French general. He was a major figure in the French Imperial conquest of the French Sudan, modern Mali. He was Commandant-Superior of the French Military Territory of Haut-Sénégal (French territory of Upper Senegal), attached to the colonial government of Senegal, 1880 to 1883.