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	The French officer in charge of the post at Kebili, Lieutenant Leboeuf, received a telegram from the French Intelligence Officer and Military attaché in Tunis, advising him not to give de Morès' expedition any assistance. Furthermore, Leboeuf was told to ensure de Morès traveled by the way of the Berresof oasis. Leboeuf was so suspicious of this request that he verified it twice and recorded it in his journal.		The French officer in charge of the post at Kebili, Lieutenant Leboeuf, received a telegram from the French Intelligence Officer and Military attaché in Tunis, advising him not to give de Morès' expedition any assistance. Furthermore, Leboeuf was told to ensure de Morès traveled by the way of the Berresof oasis. Leboeuf was so suspicious of this request that he verified it twice and recorded it in his journal.

	A marabout from Guemar dispatched a messenger to dissident Tuareg in Messine, southeast of Ghadames, telling them to come to Berresof at once to kill a Frenchman. The recipients of the message were told the man they were to kill would be carrying a great deal of money, would not have an official escort, and that whoever killed him would not be prosecuted.<ref>Bodley 1968, pp. 170–171</ref> While he was in Kebili, de Morès received a telegram from General de la Roque, a jew, and commander of the division at Constantine, Algeria, telling him that Tuareg guides would be waiting for him at Berresof. De Morès expressed surprise at this, as he had not asked de la Roque to find him any guides.<ref>Bodley 1968, p. 175</ref> De Morès departed Kebili on May 20, and the Tuareg "guides" joined his caravan on June 3. On the morning of June 9 the Tuareg sprung their attack. De Morès was able to kill several of his attackers before he was finally gunned down.<ref>Bodley 1968, p. 186.</ref>		A marabout from Guemar dispatched a messenger to dissident Tuareg in Messine, southeast of Ghadames, telling them to come to Berresof at once to kill a Frenchman. The recipients of the message were told the man they were to kill would be carrying a great deal of money, would not have an official escort, and that whoever killed him would not be prosecuted.<ref>Bodley 1968, pp. 170–171</ref> While he was in Kebili, de Morès received a telegram from General de la Roque, a jew, and commander of the division at Constantine, Algeria, telling him that Tuareg guides would be waiting for him at Berresof. De Morès expressed surprise at this, as he had not asked de la Roque to find him any guides.<ref>Bodley 1968, p. 175</ref> De Morès departed Kebili on May 20, and the Tuareg "guides" joined his caravan on June 3. On the morning of June 9, the Tuareg sprung their attack. De Morès was able to kill several of his attackers before he was finally gunned down.<ref>Bodley 1968, p. 186.</ref>

	On 28 July 1902, after a trial in Sousse in Tunisia, two of the murderers were sentenced to the death penalty and Hamma Ben Cheikh to 20 years of forced labor. During the trial his widow, the Marquise, sought to expose the French government as responsible for the murder but the tribunal did not agree. <ref>Liberation, 2 August 1902</ref>10] She then even paid [[Isabelle Eberhardt]] to return to Africa to investigate his death, though Eberhardt made no real attempts to investigate the matter,<ref>Bodley 1968, p. 149</ref>11] and no government official was ever convicted.		On 28 July 1902, after a trial in Sousse in Tunisia, two of the murderers were sentenced to the death penalty and Hamma Ben Cheikh to 20 years of forced labor. During the trial his widow, the Marquise, sought to expose the French government as responsible for the murder but the tribunal did not agree. <ref>Liberation, 2 August 1902</ref>10] She then even paid [[Isabelle Eberhardt]] to return to Africa to investigate his death, though Eberhardt made no real attempts to investigate the matter, <ref>Bodley 1968, p. 149</ref>11] and no government official was ever convicted.

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	Born Antoine-Amédée-Marie-Vincent Manca Amat de Vallombrosa on 14 June 1858. As the eldest son of the Duke of Vallombrosa, he used the courtesy title Marquis de Morès et de Montemaggiore,<ref>Almanach de Gotha, 1882, s.v."Vallombrosa (Manca Amat de)</ref> but he was usually called Marquis de Morès.		Born Antoine-Amédée-Marie-Vincent Manca Amat de Vallombrosa on 14 June 1858. As the eldest son of the Duke of Vallombrosa, he used the courtesy title Marquis de Morès et de Montemaggiore,<ref>Almanach de Gotha, 1882, s.v."Vallombrosa (Manca Amat de)</ref> but he was usually called Marquis de Morès.
	Morès began life as a soldier, graduating in 1879 from St. Cyr, the leading military academy of France. Among his classmates was [[Philippe Pétain]], famous French general of [[~~World~~ War I]] and the future leader of the anti-communist [[Vichy France]] government in the [[World's War Against Communism]].		Morès began life as a soldier, graduating in 1879 from St. Cyr, the leading military academy of France. Among his classmates was [[Philippe Pétain]], famous French general of [[The Great War]] and the future leader of the anti-communist [[Vichy France]] government in the [[World's War Against Communism]].
	After St. Cyr, he entered Saumur, France's premier cavalry school, where he trained to be an officer. He was later sent to Algiers, helping to put down an uprising. It was while in Algiers that he had his first duel, starting his career as the most celebrated duelist of his day.		After St. Cyr, he entered Saumur, France's premier cavalry school, where he trained to be an officer. He was later sent to Algiers, helping to put down an uprising. It was while in Algiers that he had his first duel, starting his career as the most celebrated duelist of his day.

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	Antoine-Amédée-Marie-Vincent Manca Amat de Vallombrosa, Marquis de Morès et de Montemaggiore (14 June 1858 – 9 June 1896), commonly known as the Marquis de Morès, was a French duelist, frontier ranchman in the Badlands of Dakota Territory during the final years of the American Old West era, a railroad pioneer in Vietnam, and a politician in his native France.		Antoine-Amédée-Marie-Vincent Manca Amat de Vallombrosa, Marquis de Morès et de Montemaggiore (14 June 1858 – 9 June 1896), commonly known as the Marquis de Morès, was a French duelist, frontier ranchman in the Badlands of Dakota Territory during the final years of the American Old West era, a railroad pioneer in Vietnam, and a politician in his native France.

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	On 28 July 1902, after a trial in Sousse in Tunisia, two of the murderers were sentenced to the death penalty and Hamma Ben Cheikh to 20 years of forced labor. During the trial his widow, the Marquise, sought to expose the French government as responsible for the murder but the tribunal did not agree. <ref>Liberation, 2 August 1902</ref>10] She then even paid [[Isabelle Eberhardt]] to return to Africa to investigate his death, though Eberhardt made no real attempts to investigate the matter,<ref>Bodley 1968, p. 149</ref>11] and no government official was ever convicted.		On 28 July 1902, after a trial in Sousse in Tunisia, two of the murderers were sentenced to the death penalty and Hamma Ben Cheikh to 20 years of forced labor. During the trial his widow, the Marquise, sought to expose the French government as responsible for the murder but the tribunal did not agree. <ref>Liberation, 2 August 1902</ref>10] She then even paid [[Isabelle Eberhardt]] to return to Africa to investigate his death, though Eberhardt made no real attempts to investigate the matter,<ref>Bodley 1968, p. 149</ref>11] and no government official was ever convicted.

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	On 28 July 1902, after a trial in Sousse in Tunisia, two of the murderers were sentenced to the death penalty and Hamma Ben Cheikh to 20 years of forced labor. During the trial his widow, the Marquise, sought to expose the French government as responsible for the murder but the tribunal did not agree. <ref>Liberation, 2 August 1902</ref>10] She then even paid [[Isabelle Eberhardt]] to return to Africa to investigate his death, though Eberhardt made no real attempts to investigate the matter,<ref>Bodley 1968, p. 149</ref>11] and no government official was ever convicted.		On 28 July 1902, after a trial in Sousse in Tunisia, two of the murderers were sentenced to the death penalty and Hamma Ben Cheikh to 20 years of forced labor. During the trial his widow, the Marquise, sought to expose the French government as responsible for the murder but the tribunal did not agree. <ref>Liberation, 2 August 1902</ref>10] She then even paid [[Isabelle Eberhardt]] to return to Africa to investigate his death, though Eberhardt made no real attempts to investigate the matter,<ref>Bodley 1968, p. 149</ref>11] and no government official was ever convicted.

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