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Siege of Medina Fort

Siege of Medina Fort was a siege conducted on 12 April 1857 at Madina-Diassa, in what is now Mali; it lasted 3 months. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 1,000 soldiers (64 with modern firearm knowledge); 4 cannons; Relief force: 800 soldiers and 2 gunboats against 15,000 soldiers.

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The Breaking Siege of Fort du Médine, 1857
The Breaking Siege of Fort du Médine, 1857. Eugène Mage (1837-1869). Illustration by: Émile Bayard (1837-1891), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought12 April 1857lasted 3 months
WhereMadina-Diassa, Mali14.376N, 11.368W
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench Empire; KhassoagainstToucouleur Empire
Casualties and losses31 killed; 95 woundedand2,000 killed; many wounded

Record

Date12 April 1857
to 18 July 1857
PlaceMadina-Diassa, Mali
14.376N, 11.368W
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength1,000 soldiers (64 with modern firearm knowledge); 4 cannons; Relief force: 800 soldiers and 2 gunboats15,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses31 killed; 95 wounded2,000 killed; many wounded
Commanders
  • Omar Saidou Tall
Siege of Medina FortSiege of Medina FortBafoulabéYélimanéSélibaby100 km14.376N, 11.368W
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Siege of Medina Fort 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 Q3486065, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Medina Fort, revision 1381078783, 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.