Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Akagadzwa kuva brigadier general muna 1896, uye akatungamira 3rd Colonial Brigade (1896-97) seInspector General, akatumira mishoni kuNew Caledonia, Réunion neMadagascar. Muna 1900, akabatanidzwa muHondo yePeking
navarume vake, zvikurukuru varwi veVietnam avo vakanga vaona chiito chiduku vakanga vasina ruzivo. Dzakakurumidza kutumirwa kuti dziburuke pedyo neTianjin, dzichisvika zuva rimwe pashure pemamwe mauto. Zvadaro muna July 1900, akatungamirira mauto eFrance aiva muChina, ayo aitungamirira pakurwisa Beijing uye kutora guta reumambo musi waAugust 15. Pakusvika kwaGeneral Voyron muna September 1900, akatora mutungamiri weFirst Brigade yeExpeditionary Force.