Saint-Béat, Haute-Garonne, 1849 - Versailles, 1916. Galieni (Joseph Simon) Marshal of France. Lieutenant in Bazeilles in 1870, he served from 1893 to 1895 in Niger, Senegal and Tonkin with the rank of colonel. Joseph Gallieni deposes the queen of Madagascar, Ranavalo. Governor General of the Oc