| 词条 | Henri De Bruyne |
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Henri De Bruyne (Blankenberge, 2 February 1868 - Kasongo, 1 December 1892) was a sergeant in the Force Publique of the Congo Free State that was sent to Kasongo, Congo Free State, in 1890. He was killed by the soldiers of Sefu bin Hamid. Events that led to his death{{see also|Congo Arab war}}In early 1887, Henry Morton Stanley arrived in Zanzibar and proposed that Tippu Tip be made governor of the Stanley Falls District in the Congo Free State. Both Leopold II and Barghash bin Said agreed and on February 24, 1887, Tippu Tip accepted.[1] Around 1890/91, Tippu Tip returned to Zanzibar where he retired. Sefu bin Hamid represented his father in the eastern Congo region of Kasongo and carried on the war in his stead. Start of the Congo Arab WarIn 1892, after suffering an early defeat, Gongo Lutete betrayed Sefu bin Hamid and deflected to the Force Publique.[2] In response to this, Sefu put the Resident of Kasongo, Lieutenant Joseph Lippens, and his adjunct, Sergeant Henri De Bruyne, under house arrest. Sefu urged for a renegotiation of the borders of his territories and demanded Francis Dhanis to deliver him Gongo Lutete through a prisoner exchange. De Bruyne was escorted to Francis Dhanis on 15 November to inform him of Sefu's demands. Dhanis refused to agree to these terms and De Bruyne returned to Kasongo. This was considered by Sefu bin Hamid as an act of war. Sefu crossed the Lomami River with 10,000 men—some 500 Zanzibari officers and the rest Congolese—and set up two forts on the Lomami River, where he was attacked by the Force Publique and eventually was forced to retreat.[3] In retaliation, Lippens and De Bruyne were killed in Kasongo, on the first of December, 1892. After the capture of Kasongo 22 April 1893, the Force Publique discovered the graves of Lippens and De Bruyne, they also found the diaries of Emin Pasha, which indicated that he was killed on 23 October 1892.[4] CommemorationAs a tribute to their service, he and Lieutenant Joseph Lippens were commemorated by the erection of a monument on the boardwalk of Blankenberge, which was designed by the sculptor Guillaume Charlier. References1. ^Bennett and Brode {{DEFAULTSORT:De Bruyne, Henri}}2. ^Edgerton, p. 99 3. ^Edgerton, Robert B. (2002). The Troubled Heart of Africa: A History of the Congo. New York: St. Martin's Press. {{ISBN|0-312-30486-2}}. 4. ^Hinde, Sidney Langford (1897). The Fall of the Congo Arabs. p.186. 4 : 1868 births|1892 deaths|Congo Free State officials|Congo Free State |
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