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1896 (Mar 25) Stampless envelope to Lieutenant P. Paris, 142 Regt de Infannterie, Montpelliere endorsed Corps Expeditionnaire et Madagascar & cancelled 1 Tor ET Pes AUX ARMEES 1 /MADAGASCAR cds & on reverse Montpelier (27 Apr) arrival cds ………Soldier to soldier mail……..The 2nd Madagascar Expedition commenced 1 Mar 1895. A French colony was declared 6 Aug 1896 & a Pacification period continued until 1902 wirh scattered disturbances till 1905……..The 2nd Madagascar Expedition commenced 1 Mar 1895. A French colony was declared 6 Aug 1896 & a Pacification period continued until 1902 with scattered disturbances till 1905.