battle, nineteenth century

First Battle of Jenné

Name: First Battle of Jenné
Location: Djenné, Mali

First Battle of Jenné was a battle fought in 1891 at Djenné, in what is now Mali. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Djenné. The recorded result: French victory; Tukulor withdrawal from Inner Niger.

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Fought1891

WhereDjenné, Mali13.900N, 4.550W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeFrench victory; Tukulor withdrawal from Inner Niger

BelligerentsFrench Third RepublicagainstTukulor Empire

Record

Date	1891 (year precision)
Place	Djenné, Mali 13.900N, 4.550W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Commanders	Louis Archinard	Ahmadu Tall

Placed at Djenné; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Jenné 1599, same recorded site
Battle of Kirina 1235, 428 km SW
Adibo dali 1896, 713 km SE
Siege of Medina Fort 1857, 737 km W
Battle of Bafilo 1914, 811 km SE

Elsewhere in 1891

First Battle of Jenné is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 11 in present-day Mali.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5452521, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Jenné, revision 1370618704, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.