Battle of Kousséri 1900
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 22 April 1900 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1900 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Cameroon | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| Participants | France, Kanem-Bornu Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 12.0667, 15.0333 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The battle of Kousséri was a major engagement fought between France and the forces of the warlord Rabih az-Zubayr in the Rabih War. The conflict originated in French plans to occupy the Chari-Baguirmi region in modern-day Chad. In 1899–1900, the French organized three armed columns, one proceeding north from Congo, one east from Niger and another south from Algeria. The objective was to link all French possessions in Western Africa, and this was achieved on April 21, 1900, on the right bank of the Chari in what is now Chad opposite Kousséri, in what today is northern Cameroon.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Kousséri (revision 1370446124), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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