2819024 The return of the Marchand Mission (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: The return of the Marchand Mission. The last stop for provisions. Jean-Baptiste Marchand led an expedition to attempt to expand 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 his government, leaving Africa via Ethiopia. Retour de Marchand. Le dernier ravitaillement. Illustration for Le Petit Journal, 16 April 1899.); 穢 Look and Learn.