Battle of Kouno 1899
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 28 October 1899 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1899 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Chad | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| Coordinates | 9.8457, 17.6607 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The battle of Kouno was an inconclusive battle that took place between French troops and the Muslim army led by Rabih az-Zubayr, in the context of French colonial expansion in Africa, and more precisely in Chad.
On August 16, 1899 the leader of the Gentil Mission, the Captain Émile Gentil, was informed of the utter annihilation by the warlord Rabih az-Zubayr of the Bretonnet-Braun Mission at Togbao on July 17.
Gentil knew that the Forreau-Lamy and Voulet missions were marching on southern Chad, respectively from Algeria and Niger. His primary goal was to unite his forces with those of the Voulet–Chanoine Mission; but first he felt he had to free himself of Rabih, and so left on October 23 Fort-Archambault, leaving only twenty men under the command of the maréchal de logis Bauguies. Gentil started navigating the Chari upriver, counting on three cannons, while the steamboat Léon-Blot and their barge had other two. A column formed by Cointet and Lamothe's men, under the command of the Captain Robillot, took instead the ground route marching close to the riverside.
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