Ce que disent les sources
- Quand
- 21 juin 1804
- Type
- Bataille
- Coordonnées
- 13.49° N, 4.76° E
- Description
- battle in the Fulani War
Battle of Tabkin Kwatto
Battle in the Fulani War
Battle of Tabkin Kwatto was the first decisive battle in the Fulani War. Abdullahi Ibn Fodio and Umaru al Kammu engaged the numerically superior Gobir cavalry at Kwatto Lake near the Capital fort of Gobir; Alkalawa. The Fulani archers employed a square formation which they successfully defended against successive charges by the Gobir cavalry.
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