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Battle of Sikasso
1898
1 May 1898
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type of battle

war or event

Franco-Mandingo Wars

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location

modern country

Determined to finally secure the Ivory Coast from Mandingo leader Samory Touré, Colonel René Audéoud attacked Sikasso in modern Mali, where King Babemba Traore had renounced the former friendship with France. Two weeks of bombardment smashed the city’s massive walls and the King committed suicide to avoid capture. Samory himself was soon taken at Guélémou.


   
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