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Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey (17 November 1854 – 27 July 1934) was a French Army general and colonial administrator. After serving in Indochina and Madagascar, he became the first French Resident-General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925. Early in 1917 he served briefly as Minister of War.
Louis-Hubert-Gonzalve Lyautey (born Nov. 17, 1854, Nancy, Fr.—died July 21, 1934, Thorey) was a French statesman, soldier, marshal of France, and devoted believer in the civilizing virtues of colonialism, who built the French protectorate over Morocco.
An article by C.H. Brown on French imperial achievement and nationalism in Morocco under Marshal Hubert Lyautey. The article is available only with online or print subscription to History Today.
Hubert Lyautey, né le 17 novembre 1854 à Nancy et mort le 27 juillet 1934 à Thorey, est un général, maréchal de France et membre de l’Académie française. Sa notoriété reste liée à son action au Maroc .
Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey was a French Army general and colonial administrator. After serving in Indochina and Madagascar, he became the first French Resident-General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925.
Hubert Lyautey was awarded the Grand-Cross of the Legion of Honour and was also decorated for outstanding gallantry in the field, of the colonial medal of Tonkin and Morocco, holder of the medal of Morocco for campaigns in Casablanca, Oudjda and Haut-Guir, as well as numerous foreign decorations.
Hubert Lyautey, soon to become one of France's leading colonial actors and propagandists, began in the 1890s to seek the potential for national regeneration among those who served in colonies. Lyautey's eventual status as a colonial hero suggests that colonialism could command widespread interest in France.
