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Battle of Logandème

Battle of Logandème was a battle fought on 18 May 1859 at Fatick, in what is now Senegal. The recorded result: French victory.

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This is a 19th Century royal war drum of the Serer people from the Kingdom of Sine. It is called Jung-Jung in the Serer-Sine language. It was played when the Serer warriors and kings were going to the
This is a 19th Century royal war drum of the Serer people from the Kingdom of Sine. It is called Jung-Jung in the Serer-Sine language. It was played when the Serer warriors and kings were going to the. Tamsier, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought18 May 1859
WhereFatick, Senegal14.317N, 16.417W
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench Empireagainst25px Kingdom of Sine

Record

Date18 May 1859
PlaceFatick, Senegal
14.317N, 16.417W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Commanders
  • Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof
  • Maad a Sinig
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Elsewhere in 1859

Battle of Logandème 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 Q2889150, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Logandème, revision 1370268389, 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.