2819041 The Marchand Mission (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Marchand Mission. Native bearers carrying a section of the steamer Le Faidherbe between the Congo and the Nile. Jean-Baptiste 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. Mission Marchand. Une tranche du vapeur le Faidherbe dans la savane du plateau central, allant du Congo au Nil. Illustration for Le Petit Journal, 28 May 1899.); 穢 Look and Learn.