Joseph Gallieni, French First World War general mb-code 1237954 Two views of an animal

Two views of an animal described by Hunter as a bottle-nose whale or Delphinus delphis [the latter is the present name of the short-beaked common dolphin]

5th February 1964

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Inscribed: 'NEHEMIAH GREW

plant life and animals

Joseph Gallieni, French First World War general mb-code 1237954 Two views of an animalJoseph Gallieni, French First World War general, 2 September 1914. Gallieni (1849 1916) was recalled from retirement to assist with the defence of Paris as the city was threatened by the German advance in August 1914. He is widely believed to have had a decisive influence on the French victory at the Battle of the Marne which halted the Germans and saved Paris, although the majority of the credit went to his commander, General Joffre. Gallieni served