What the records say
- When
- 11 Feb 1875
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 15.50° N, 15.99° W
- Description
- 1875 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Samba Sadio
The battle of Samba Sadio was fought on 11 February 1875 near Samba Sadio in Senegal's Louga region as a final battle of the campaign against religious radical and tribesman leader Shaikh Amadou Ba. Joined forces of Cayor and Jolof troops led by Lat Jor and supported by the French African Army contingent decisively defeated Shaikh Amadou's Tijani forces and Amadou himself was killed during the clash, which ment the e…
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