What the records say
- When
- 18 May 1859
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 14.32° N, 16.42° W
- Description
- uprising led by Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof, king of Sine, against the French Empire
Battle of Logandème
1859 anti-French uprising in modern Senegal
The Battle of Logandème was an uprising led by the Serer King Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof, king of Sine, against the French Empire. The battle took place at Logandème which was a part of Sine at the time. The battle was also a revenge attack against the Serer people after their resounding victory against France at the Battle of Djilass on 13 May 1859.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire française décisive sur les Sérères du royaume du Sine à la bataille de Logandème (Fatick)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page