Mandingo Wars

Mandingo Wars
	Part of the Scramble for Africa
Date	1883–1898; (15 years)
Location	West Africa
Result	French victory Wassoulou Empire annexed into French West Africa.;
Belligerents
France Kong Empire;	Wassoulou Empire
Commanders and leaders
Henri Gouraud	Samori Ture
Strength
50,000	60,000 riflemen; 5,000 cavalry
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Heavy

The Mandingo Wars were a series of conflicts from 1883 to 1898 between France and the Wassoulou Empire of the Mandingo people led by Samori Ture. Comparatively, the French faced serious resistance by the Mandngos, as they were able to make use of firearms and tactics that impeded French expansion in the area. The French were ultimately triumphant and established dominance over the Ivory Coast.[1]^{: 127, 130–133}

First Mandingo War (1883–1886)

Samory opposed French ambitions to build an empire in West Africa. He went to war with the French in 1883. French troops occupied Bamako on the Niger River and settled the war after a successful offensive in 1886. Samory was forced to accept the Niger as his frontier.

Second Mandingo War (1894–95)

Samory defeated the French putting an end to the Ivory Coast protectorate.

Third Mandingo War (1898)

Samory led an attack on the Kong Empire, a French ally, and burned down the capital city of Kong. Afterwards, the final and decisive struggle in the Mandingo Wars saw French forces victorious over Samory, who was captured and sent into exile.[1]^: 134

References

Vandervort, Bruce (1998). Wars of imperial conquest in Africa, 1830-1914. London: UCL Press. ISBN 0-253-33383-0. OCLC 70750153.

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[Vandervort-1] Vandervort, Bruce (1998). Wars of imperial conquest in Africa, 1830-1914. London: UCL Press. ISBN 0-253-33383-0. OCLC 70750153.