Georges-Edouard le Marinel (29 June 1860 – 20 November 1914) was a Belgian soldier, engineer, explorer and colonial administrator. He is known for leading explorations of the country around the Ubangi River and Mbomou River , which later became the boundaries between French and Belgian territory.
24-558: Le Marinel is a surname. It may refer to: Georges Le Marinel (1860–1914), Belgian soldier, engineer, explorer and colonial administrator Matthew Le Marinel (1883–1963), Jersey Anglican clergyman, who became Dean of Jersey Paul Le Marinel (1858–1912), officer in the Belgian army who became an explorer and administrator in the Congo Free State Topics referred to by
48-543: A chain of hills that extends from east to west. Ascending the Ubangi from Zongo the rapids in the colonial era were named Zongo, Bonga, Belly, En Avant, Elephant and Mokuangi, and covered a distance of 24 miles (39 km). An 1888 map based on Alphonse van Gèle 's observations shows the Songo rapids, then further east four rapids, ascending from southwest to northeast: Zawa Bonga, Belli, Mossuma and Mokuangai. Elephanten Insel
72-501: A station was founded as a base of operations with Hanolet in command. The Association internationale Africaine was almost lost in the Zongo rapids. In September 1889 they reached what would become Banzyville . They established a post here, 300 kilometres (190 mi) above Zongo, and sub-lieutenant Léon Busine was put in command. Van Gèle and Le Marinel studied the north shore of the river between Banzyville and Mokoangai and discovered
96-588: A treaty with Milz and a post was established on the site of the former Egyptian zeriba of Deleb. Milz began construction of the station while Roget, guided by Sultan Djabir, tried unsuccessfully to join Van Gèle in Yakoma . In July–August 1890 Milz and his assistant Mahutte and Sultan Djabir led 100 fusiliers and 400 lancers in an attempt to push through the non-submissive people along the right bank, but were forced to return to Djabir after nine days. Van Gèle heard of
120-491: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Georges Le Marinel Georges-Edouard le Marinel was born in Davenport, Iowa , United States of America, on 29 June 1860. He was the son of Amédée Le Marinel, a French soldier from Normandy who had joined the Belgian revolutionaries in 1830, and then served for eighteen years in the Belgian army. In 1858 Amédée emigrated to
144-793: The International Association of the Congo , the precursor of the Congo Free State , and in August 1884 sailed from Liverpool , England for Boma . In 1885 he was a member of the Franco-Belgian commission that defined the border of Bas-Congo. He was then appointed head of the Léopoldville post. On 1 July 1887 he embarked for Europe. Le Marinel was named district commissioner 2nd class on 28 January 1889, and
168-569: The Kotto River at Bendé on 29 May 1890. He went up this river and signed treaties with the local chiefs. Van Gèle returned to the junction of the Bomu, the Mbomo river described by Wilhelm Junker , and the large Koyou river coming from the southeast, which was Junker's Makoua and Schweinfurth's Uele. Le Marinel and Vangèle established the post of Yakoma . The large station was at the juncture of
192-686: The Mbari River where he established the Bakouma post. Bakouma was founded in September 1892 when the Belgians, led by Commander Georges Adolphe Balat and Captain Le Marinel set up a military post on the site. Le Marinel reached the territory of Sultan Rafaï . He went back to Europe in 1892. He was replaced by Georges Adolphe Balat. Balat died on 19 April 1893 leaving Hanolet in charge of
216-611: The Ndji River . Hanolet joined the advance party at Mbele on 16 June 1894. The intent had been to continue to Dar al-Kuti, and try to annex it to the Congo Free State, but the expedition was exhausted. The Belgians returned to Dabago on 1 November 1894, and were accompanied by a band of traders from Tripoli who were going to Bangassou. The Belgian expeditions caused a dispute with the French that led to an agreement that
240-691: The Ubangi River , beside the Mokoangai rapids. Above the station the Ubangi could easily be navigated up to Yakoma , where the Mbomou River and Uele River combine to form the Ubangi. The middle part of the Ubangi, from Yakoma down to Mokoangai, is called the Dua. It appears to be the bed of an ancient, long and narrow lake. The waters draining the lake carved out the Zongo Gut, which cuts through
264-524: The Bomu would be the northern border of the Congo Free State in this region. On 18 August 1894 France and Belgium signed a convention that established the Mbomou as the border between their colonies, so the country explored by Hanolet was now part of the French territory. In November 1894 the Belgians on the Upper Ubangi heard of the 14 August 1894. Le Marinel went back to Europe on leave in 1895, and
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#1732772869437288-682: The Mokwangou falls. After returning to the Yakoma camp, Van Gèle decided to explore the Bomu river and visit Sultan Bangassou , but the steamers were blocked after a day by the Goui falls. Bangassou came to visit Van Gèle, who then returned to Banzyville. On 27 May 1890 the expedition of Léon Roget and Jules Alexandre Milz reached the Uele River opposite the Djabir village. Sultan Djabir signed
312-460: The U.S. and started a farm in Long Grove, Iowa where his two sons, Paul and George, were born. In 1868 the family returned to Belgium. In 1876 Paul Le Marinel enrolled in the military school, graduating in 1878 with the rank of Sergeant. Georges also attended the military school, and in 1879 was promoted to second lieutenant. In 1882 he became a military engineer. Le Marinel was employed by
336-691: The Upper Ubangi and Mbomou . In November 1893 Le Marinel, now a state inspector, resumed command of Haut-Ubanghi-Mbomou. On 6 July 1893 Théodore Nilis returned to the Congo as 1st class captain commander of the Force Publique . He was attached to the Ubangi - Mbomou expedition under Le Marinel. He reached Yakoma on 5 November 1893. In mid-December he was assigned to lead a reconnaissance expedition to Dār Fertit , with lieutenants Charles de la Kethulle, Gérard and Gonze as his deputies. The expedition left Bangassou for Rafaï on 28 December 1893, with
360-540: The goal of reaching Hofrah-el-Nahas on the Bahr-el-Fertit. It reached Katuaka ( 8°48′N 24°26′E / 8.800°N 24.433°E / 8.800; 24.433 ), home of chief Acmed Curcia. The post later known as Fort de l'Adda was founded there, with Gérard as commander assisted by Henrion. The column was stopped by floods and did not go further. It returned via Kuria, which it reached on 1 April 1894, and on 24 April 1894 arrived at Dabago, where Hanolet
384-518: The mouths of the Kuanga and Benghi rivers. The expedition entered territory claimed by France. On 7 December 1889 Van Gèle started a new exploration further up the Ubangi. He explored the lower course of the right tributary Kotto River , which he reached on 12 December 1889. He returned downstream to Banzyville , which he reached in January 1890. He left there on 11 May 1890, and reached the mouth of
408-521: The next day embarked in Antwerp to return to the Congo via Lisbon . The fourth Ubangi expedition was organized by Alphonse van Gèle . The expedition left Léopoldville on 21 May 1889 in the steamers En Avant and Association internationale Africaine , and a large canoe. It was led by Van Gèle and included Le Marinel, Léon Hanolet , lieutenant Edouard De Rechter and sub-lieutenant Léon Busine. The expedition reached Zongo on 25 June 1889, where
432-650: The presence of a European in Djabar on 18 November 1890 and set out via a roundabout route up the Uele, reaching the village of Gamanza on 2 December. The next day he met Milz, who was coming to meet him. This resolved the Ubangi-Uele question. With the French established on the upper Ubangi, Van Gele began to conclude increasing numbers of treaties. In November 1891 he handed over to Georges Le Marinel and left for Europe. Le Marinal met Sultan Bangassou , then travelled up
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480-402: The steamer En Avant towing a large canoe that could hold 100 people. It reached Zongo on 21 November 1887, and took three weeks to ascend the rapids, passing Mokuangai on 11 December 1887. In 1889 Van Gèle and Georges Le Marinel studied the north shore of the Ubangi between Banzyville and Mokoangai and discovered the mouths of the Kuanga and Benghi rivers. Louis Royaux (born 1866) joined
504-510: The two rivers, and Edouard De Rechter was placed in command. At about 23° longitude the Koyou (Uele) river was blocked by a series of rocky obstacles that the steamers could not pass. The water level rose in July and the steamers entered the Uele, but at 22°04' longitude they were blocked by impassible rapids. Van Gèle continued by pirogue, passing the rapids at Banafia and Bogazo, but could not pass
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#1732772869437528-590: Was assigned to the Ministry of Colonies in Brussels . During World War I (1914-1918) he rejoined the army. He became a captain-commandant of the engineers, and inspector of state in the Congo Free State and a director in the Belgian colonial ministry. Le Marinel died in Edinburgh , Scotland on 20 November 1914. Mokoangai Mokoangai or Mokuangai was a colonial station in the Congo Free State on
552-499: Was between Mossuma and Mokuangai. The banks of the river in this section when Van Gele visited in 1887 were bordered by gentle slopes with alternating woods, plains, maize fields and banana plantations. The people around Mokuangi were Bakombe. Above Mokuangi the river came down from the northeast for about 50 kilometres (31 mi), and was about 4 metres (13 ft) deep and 800 to 900m wide (2625ft to 2953ft). An expedition under Van Gèle left Equateur Station on 26 October 1887 in
576-563: Was waiting. In May Nilis and de la Kethulle returned to Rafaï . Hanolet's expedition had left for the north in February 1894. Hanolet travelled up the valley of the Bali (Mbali) river and the upper Kotto River , following the road of the Arab caravans. His expedition reached Dabago at 6°58′0″N 23°10′0″E / 6.96667°N 23.16667°E / 6.96667; 23.16667 on
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