Mandingo Wars

Mandingo Wars
Part of the Scramble for Africa
Date 1882–1898 (15 years) Location West Africa Result French victory Wassoulou Empire annexed into French West Africa.
Belligerents
France Kong Empire	Wassoulou Empire
Commanders and leaders
Henri Gouraud, Louis Archinard, Pierre Humbert	Samori Ture
Strength
50,000	60,000 riflemen 5,000 cavalry

The Mandingo Wars were a series of conflicts from 1883 to 1898 between France and the Wassoulou Empire of the Mandingo people led by Samori Ture. Comparatively, the French faced serious resistance by the Mandinka, as they were able to make use of firearms and tactics that impeded French expansion in the area. The French were ultimately triumphant and established dominance over Mali, Guinea and the Ivory Coast.^{[1]: 127, 130–133}