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"Le major A. Gordon Laing (Tombouctou 1826)" by A. Bonnel de Mézières is a historical account written in the early 20th century. It investigates the Scottish explorer Alexander Gordon Laing’s fateful journey to Timbuktu, his murder in the Sahara, and the subsequent search for his remains and papers. Drawing on Arabic chronicles, official testimonies, and on-the-ground inquiry in French West Africa, the work blends biography, exploration history, and documentary evidence.
The beginning of the work sets the scene with a prefatory letter from Governor Clozel praising the mission that finally clarified Laing’s end and arranged his burial at Timbuktu, followed by acknowledgments of colonial officials, scholars, and guides. It then sketches Laing’s background and antislavery service, his overland push from Tripoli with a caravan led by the enigmatic Babani, the Tuareg attack that left him grievously wounded, and his rescue by Kounta allies before he at last reached Timbuktu. The narrative e
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