Two months after the commemorations of the Normandy landings, Emmanuel Macron and several African leaders met in the south of France for the 80th anniversary of Operation Dragoon, its equivalent in Provence. While France’s diplomatic difficulties in Africa reduced the list of those present, a strong tribute was paid to the soldiers from the former French colonies who fought alongside the French from mainland France. The historian Anthony Guyon, a lecturer at Sciences Po Paris, sheds light on the involvement of Senegalese riflemen in this landing in Provence. Author of Senegalese riflemen. From native to soldier from 1857 to the present dayPerrin editions.
