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	[[Lieutenant General]] '''Charles Tombeur''' (4 May 1867 – 2 December 1947) was a [[Belgium\|Belgian]] military officer and colonial civil servant. As well as holding several major administrative positions in the [[Belgian Congo]], he is particularly known for his role as commander of the Belgian colonial military, the ''[[Force Publique]]'', during the first years of [[World War I]]. His military career culminated in the [[Battle of Tabora\|capture of Tabora]] in [[German East Africa]] in September 1916.		[[Lieutenant General]] '''Charles Tombeur, 1st Baron of Tabora''' (4 May 1867 – 2 December 1947) was a [[Belgium\|Belgian]] military officer and colonial civil servant. As well as holding several major administrative positions in the [[Belgian Congo]], he is particularly known for his role as commander of the Belgian colonial military, the ''[[Force Publique]]'', during the first years of [[World War I]]. His military career culminated in the [[Battle of Tabora\|capture of Tabora]] in [[German East Africa]] in September 1916.

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	Tombeur was born in [[Liège]], [[Belgium]] in 1867 and enlisted in the [[Belgian Army]] at the age of 16.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} He was later admitted to the Belgian [[Royal Military Academy (Belgium)\|Royal Military Academy]] in [[Brussels]], graduating in 1898. In 1902, he enlisted for service in the [[Congo Free State]], a quasi-independent state controlled by Belgium's monarch [[Leopold II of Belgium\|Leopold II]], as a junior officer in the ''[[Force Publique]]''. He remained in position through the Belgian annexation of the Free State as the [[Belgian Congo]] until 1909.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} Returning to Belgium, he served briefly as [[aide-de-camp]] to [[Albert I of Belgium\|King Albert I]] from 1909 to 1912.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} In 1912, Tombeur returned to the Congo as an civilian [[inspector general]] (''inspecteur d'état'') where he became the senior administrator for [[Katanga Province]] and presided over the first years of the city of [[Lubumbashi\|Élisabethville]] (modern-day Lubumbashi).{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}}		Tombeur was born in [[Liège]], [[Belgium]] in 1867 and enlisted in the [[Belgian Army]] at the age of 16.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} He was later admitted to the Belgian [[Royal Military Academy (Belgium)\|Royal Military Academy]] in [[Brussels]], graduating in 1898. In 1902, he enlisted for service in the [[Congo Free State]], a quasi-independent state controlled by Belgium's monarch [[Leopold II of Belgium\|Leopold II]], as a junior officer in the ''[[Force Publique]]''. He remained in position through the Belgian annexation of the Free State as the [[Belgian Congo]] until 1909.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} Returning to Belgium, he served briefly as [[aide-de-camp]] to [[Albert I of Belgium\|King Albert I]] from 1909 to 1912.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} In 1912, Tombeur returned to the Congo as an civilian [[inspector general]] (''inspecteur d'état'') where he became the senior administrator for [[Katanga Province]] and presided over the first years of the city of [[Lubumbashi\|Élisabethville]] (modern-day Lubumbashi).{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}}

	Following the outbreak of [[World War I]] and the [[German invasion of Belgium]], Tombeur became the commander of the Belgian colonial forces on the border with [[German East Africa]]. He presided over the re-organisation of the ''Force Publique'' and, in April 1916, led a Belgian force into [[Rwanda]] as part of the British-led [[East African Campaign (World War I)\|East African Campaign]].{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} By June 1916, the whole of Rwanda had fallen and [[Burundi]] was occupied soon afterwards. Tombeur was made military governor of the Belgian Occupied East African Territories consisting of the future Belgian [[League of Nations mandate\|mandate]] of [[Ruanda-Urundi]]. The expeditionary force soon headed for the German military stronghold at [[Tabora]] in modern-day [[Tanzania]].{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} After [[Battle of Tabora\|a lengthy battle]], Tombeur entered the town on 20 September 1916.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} Tombeur was recalled to Europe in late 1916 and was replaced as commander in East Africa by [[Armand Huyghé]]. In early 1917, he was promoted to the rank of Vice-Governor-General, the second highest administrative position in the Congo. He served as governor of Katanga from 1918 to 1920.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}}		Following the outbreak of [[World War I]] and the [[German invasion of Belgium (1914)\|German invasion of Belgium]], Tombeur became the commander of the Belgian colonial forces on the border with [[German East Africa]]. He presided over the re-organisation of the ''Force Publique'' and, in April 1916, led a Belgian force into [[Rwanda]] as part of the British-led [[East African Campaign (World War I)\|East African Campaign]].{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} By June 1916, the whole of Rwanda had fallen and [[Burundi]] was occupied soon afterwards. Tombeur was made military governor of the Belgian Occupied East African Territories consisting of the future Belgian [[League of Nations mandate\|mandate]] of [[Ruanda-Urundi]]. The expeditionary force soon headed for the German military stronghold at [[Tabora]] in modern-day [[Tanzania]].{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} After [[Battle of Tabora\|a lengthy battle]], Tombeur entered the town on 20 September 1916.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} Tombeur was recalled to Europe in late 1916 and was replaced as commander in East Africa by [[Armand Huyghé]]. In early 1917, he was promoted to the rank of Vice-Governor-General, the second highest administrative position in the Congo. He served as governor of Katanga from 1918 to 1920.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}}

	Tombeur retired from the colonial service in July 1920 but remained active within colonial associations in Belgium.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} In 1926, Albert I awarded him the title [[Belgian nobility#Barons in the Belgian nobility\|Baron]] of Tabora.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} He died in 1947.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}}		Tombeur retired from the colonial service in July 1920 but remained active within colonial associations in Belgium.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} In 1926, Albert I awarded him the title [[Belgian nobility#Barons in the Belgian nobility\|Baron]] of Tabora.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} He died in 1947.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}}

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	Tombeur was born in [[Liège]], [[Belgium]] in 1867 and enlisted in the [[Belgian Army]] at the age of 16.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} He was later admitted to the Belgian [[Royal Military Academy (Belgium)\|Royal Military Academy]] in [[Brussels]], graduating in 1898. In 1902, he enlisted for service in the [[Congo Free State]], a quasi-independent state controlled by Belgium's monarch [[Leopold II of Belgium\|Leopold II]], as a junior officer in the ''[[Force Publique]]''. He remained in position through the Belgian annexation of the Free State as the [[Belgian Congo]] until 1909.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} Returning to Belgium, he served briefly as [[aide-de-camp]] to [[Albert I of Belgium\|King Albert I]] from 1909 to 1912.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} In 1912, Tombeur returned to the Congo as an civilian [[inspector general]] (''inspecteur d'état'') where he became the senior administrator for [[Katanga Province]] and presided over the first years of the city of [[Lubumbashi\|Élisabethville]] (modern-day Lubumbashi).{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}}		Tombeur was born in [[Liège]], [[Belgium]] in 1867 and enlisted in the [[Belgian Army]] at the age of 16.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} He was later admitted to the Belgian [[Royal Military Academy (Belgium)\|Royal Military Academy]] in [[Brussels]], graduating in 1898. In 1902, he enlisted for service in the [[Congo Free State]], a quasi-independent state controlled by Belgium's monarch [[Leopold II of Belgium\|Leopold II]], as a junior officer in the ''[[Force Publique]]''. He remained in position through the Belgian annexation of the Free State as the [[Belgian Congo]] until 1909.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} Returning to Belgium, he served briefly as [[aide-de-camp]] to [[Albert I of Belgium\|King Albert I]] from 1909 to 1912.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} In 1912, Tombeur returned to the Congo as an civilian [[inspector general]] (''inspecteur d'état'') where he became the senior administrator for [[Katanga Province]] and presided over the first years of the city of [[Lubumbashi\|Élisabethville]] (modern-day Lubumbashi).{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}}

	Following the outbreak of [[World War I]] and the [[German invasion of Belgium]], Tombeur became the commander of the Belgian colonial forces on the border with [[German East Africa]]. He presided over the re-organisation of the ''Force Publique'' and, in April 1916, led a Belgian force into [[Rwanda]] as part of the British-led [[East African Campaign (World War I)\|East African Campaign]].{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} By June 1916, the whole of Rwanda had fallen and [[Burundi]] was occupied soon afterwards. Tombeur was made military governor of the Belgian Occupied East African Territories consisting of the future Belgian [[League of Nations mandate\|mandate]] of [[Ruanda-Urundi]]. The expeditionary force soon headed for the German military stronghold at [[Tabora]] in modern-day [[Tanzania]].{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} After [[Battle of Tabora\|a lengthy battle]], Tombeur entered the town on 20 September 1916.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} Tombeur was recalled to Europe in late 1916 and was replaced as commander in East Africa by [[Armand Huyghé]]. In early 1917, he was promoted to the rank of Vice-Governor-General, the second highest administrative position in the Congo. He served as governor of Katanga from 1918 to 1920.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}}		Following the outbreak of [[World War I]] and the [[German invasion of Belgium (1914)\|German invasion of Belgium]], Tombeur became the commander of the Belgian colonial forces on the border with [[German East Africa]]. He presided over the re-organisation of the ''Force Publique'' and, in April 1916, led a Belgian force into [[Rwanda]] as part of the British-led [[East African Campaign (World War I)\|East African Campaign]].{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} By June 1916, the whole of Rwanda had fallen and [[Burundi]] was occupied soon afterwards. Tombeur was made military governor of the Belgian Occupied East African Territories consisting of the future Belgian [[League of Nations mandate\|mandate]] of [[Ruanda-Urundi]]. The expeditionary force soon headed for the German military stronghold at [[Tabora]] in modern-day [[Tanzania]].{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} After [[Battle of Tabora\|a lengthy battle]], Tombeur entered the town on 20 September 1916.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} Tombeur was recalled to Europe in late 1916 and was replaced as commander in East Africa by [[Armand Huyghé]]. In early 1917, he was promoted to the rank of Vice-Governor-General, the second highest administrative position in the Congo. He served as governor of Katanga from 1918 to 1920.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}}

	Tombeur retired from the colonial service in July 1920 but remained active within colonial associations in Belgium.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} In 1926, Albert I awarded him the title [[Belgian nobility#Barons in the Belgian nobility\|Baron]] of Tabora.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} He died in 1947.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}}		Tombeur retired from the colonial service in July 1920 but remained active within colonial associations in Belgium.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} In 1926, Albert I awarded him the title [[Belgian nobility#Barons in the Belgian nobility\|Baron]] of Tabora.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}} He died in 1947.{{sfn\|Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer\|1968}}