Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes | |
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 Colonel Borgnis-Desbordes, photographed in 1886 | |
| Born | 22 October 1839 Provins, France |
| Died | 18 July 1900 (aged 60) Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Allegiance |  France |
| Service | 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.