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Battle of Leybar Bridge

Battle of Leybar Bridge was a battle fought on 21 April 1855 at Saint-Louis, in what is now Senegal. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 14 soldiers against Over 1,000 warriors.

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Defense of the tower of Leybar by the sergeant of marines Brunier and thirteen men, against the army of Muhammad al-Habib, King of the Trarza.
Defense of the tower of Leybar by the sergeant of marines Brunier and thirteen men, against the army of Muhammad al-Habib, King of the Trarza.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought21 April 1855
WhereSaint-Louis, Senegal15.981N, 16.483W
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstEmirate of Trarza
Casualties and losses3 woundedand127 killed or wounded

Record

Date21 April 1855
PlaceSaint-Louis, Senegal
15.981N, 16.483W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength14 soldiersOver 1,000 warriors
Casualties and losses3 wounded127 killed or wounded
Battle of Leybar BridgeBattle of Leybar BridgeCapture of SenegalNder resistanceCapture of SenegalNder resistanceRossoThièsLouga100 km15.981N, 16.483W
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Battle of Leybar Bridge is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 10 in present-day Senegal.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q106880868, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Leybar Bridge, revision 1370268110, 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.