The Foureau-Lamy
Mission, a French military expedition led
by FernandForeau and Amédée-François Lamy, spent a number of
months at Iferouane in 1899. The expedition stopped at Iferouane on February
24, 1899 to acquire additional pack animals, their number having dwindled
from 1,004 to 585, and departed on June 10, 1899, heading for Agadez.
During this time, the expeditionary force faced multiple attacks
by Tuareg nomads
