Louis-Napoléon Chaltin
Louis-Napoléon Chaltin | |
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| Commissioner of Aruwimi District | |
| In office 1892–1895 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 27, 1857 Belgian Army Force Publique |
| Years of service | 1873-1905 |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | Mahdist War Congo Arab war |
Louis-Napoléon Chaltin (1857–1933) was a Belgian career soldier and colonial official notable for his service in the Congo Free State during the late 19th century.
Colonial career
Louis-Napoléon Chaltin was born in
Belgian Army in 1885 and entered the service of the recently created Congo Free State
in 1891.
Congo Arab war
In 1893, at the time of the
Riba Riba, near present-day Kindu.[2] Chaltin burned down Riba Riba. When rebuilt, the town took the name of Lokandu.[3] He then raised the siege of the Stanley Falls station; now, Kisangani when it was falling to the Swahilis.[2] He defeated the Arab-led forces on 18 May 1893. After defeating them again at Kirundu, the Arabs were expelled from the region.[4] Chaltin secured the Dungu region in the northeast of the Free State and was commander of the Haut-Uélé
district from 1893.
Failed Nile expedition
In 1896,
Mahdist state of Sudan
.
A force of 2,700 men led by
ethnic Tetela, who rebelled and killed several Belgian officers, then went on the region's rampage. Dhanis managed to escape, but it was several years before the Batetela rebellion was suppressed.[5] Chaltin managed to reach the Nile at Bedden in February 1897 and defeated the Mahdists there in the Battle of Rejaf. This consolidated Leopold's claim to the Upper Nile, but Chaltin did not have the forces to do more.[6]
Later life
Chaltin died in Uccle on 14 March 1933.[7] He gave his name to the town of Aketi Port-Chaltin near Kisangani. After independence, the city was renamed Aketi in 1971.[8]
References
- ^ Lotar & Coosemans 1948, pp. 229.
- ^ a b Ndaywel è Nziem 1998, p. 301.
- ^ Ndaywel è Nziem 1998, p. 299.
- ^ Auzias & Labourdette 2006, p. 180.
- ^ Ewans 2002, pp. 149–150.
- ^ Degefu 2003, p. 39.
- ^ Lotar & Coosemans 1948, pp. 232.
- ^ Auzias & Labourdette 2006, p. 70.
Sources
- Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2006). Congo: république démocratique. Petit Futé. ISBN 2-7469-1412-3.
- Degefu, Gebre Tsadik (2003). The Nile: Historical, Legal and Developmental Perspectives. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 1-4120-0056-4.
- Ewans, Martin (2002). European atrocity, African catastrophe: Leopold II, the Congo Free State and its aftermath. Routledge. ISBN 0-7007-1589-4.
- Lotar, L.; Coosemans, M. (1948). Biographie coloniale Belge. Vol. 1. Falk van Campenhout.
- ISBN 2-8011-1174-0.
- Archive Louis Chaltin, Royal museum for central Africa