battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Porédaka

Name: Battle of Porédaka
Start: 1896-11-03
Location: Porédaka, Guinea

Battle of Porédaka was a battle fought on 3 November 1896 at Porédaka, in what is now Guinea. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 700-800 against 80 tirailleurs, unknown number of Fula auxiliaries.

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Fought3 November 1896

WherePorédaka, Guinea10.733N, 12.067W

OutcomeFrench victory

BelligerentsImamate of Futa JallonagainstFrance

Casualties and losses150 dead, 300 woundedand3 wounded

Record

Date	3 November 1896
Place	Porédaka, Guinea 10.733N, 12.067W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	700-800	80 tirailleurs, unknown number of Fula auxiliaries
Casualties and losses	150 dead, 300 wounded	3 wounded
Commanders	Bokar Biro

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Action of 7 February 1813 1813, 265 km SW
Siege of Medina Fort 1857, 412 km N
Battle of Kirina 1235, 461 km NE
Battle of Logandème 1859, 618 km NW
Capture of Gorée 1758, 725 km NW

Elsewhere in 1896

Battle of Adwa Ethiopia
Battle of Mek'ele Ethiopia
Battle of Binakayan–Dalahican Philippines
Adibo dali Ghana
Battle of Imus Philippines

Battle of Porédaka is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1 in present-day Guinea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q94796398, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Porédaka, revision 1375770609, 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.