What the records say
- When
- 12 Apr 1857 – 18 Jul 1857
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 14.38° N, 11.37° W
- Description
- 1857 battle in present-day Mali
Siege of Medina Fort
The siege of Fort Medina took place in 1857 at Médine, on the left bank of the Senegal River in present-day Mali. The Toucouleur forces of Omar Saidou Tall unsuccessfully besieged native and French colonial troops commanded by Paul Holle. After 97 days of siege, a relief force under French Governor Louis Faidherbe lifted the siege and forced the Toucouleur army to retreat.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article
2 sources record it
- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Oumar Tall se tourne contre le Khasso, territoire protégé par la France, et entreprend le siège du fort de Médine, sur le Haut Sénégal”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page