12) Indochina. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...in early times by India (particularly the Hindu culture) and China. 2. The former French colonial empire in southeast Asia, including much of the eastern part of...

13) 15602. Custine, Marquis De. The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996
...the rigour of mathematical calculation. ATTRIBUTION:Marquis De Custine (1790-1857), French traveler, author. Empire of the Czar: A Journey Through Eternal Russia,...

14) Brazza, Pierre Paul Francois Camille Savorgnan de. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Makoko. Although he failed to deter Stanley, he added c.193,000 sq mi (499,900 sq km) to the French empire in central Africa. He served as a French colonial official...

15) 15597. Custine, Marquis De. The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996
...all is that they cannot be otherwise. ATTRIBUTION:Marquis De Custine (1790-1857), French traveler, author. Empire of the Czar: A Journey Through Eternal Russia, ch....

16) Faidherbe, Louis Leon Cesar. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...French colonial administrator. He was a leading participant in the establishment of the French colonial empire in Africa. As governor of Senegal (1854-61, 1863-65)...

17) 15603. Custine, Marquis De. The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996
...evils of barbarism and of civilization. ATTRIBUTION:Marquis De Custine (1790-1857), French traveler, author. Empire of the Czar: A Journey Through Eternal Russia,...

18) 1673. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...in Cleves, except Wesel and Rees. 1 1674 Declaration of war by the empire. 2 1674 Continuation of French-Dutch war. Louis conquered Franche-Comte in person; Conde...

19) empery. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Absolute dominion or jurisdiction; sovereignty. Middle English emperie, from Old French, from Latin imperium. See empire....

20) Indochina. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Annam. European penetration began in the 16th cent.; in the 19th-century race for a colonial empire, the French took (1862, 1867) Cochin China as a colony and gained...