battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Samba Sadio

Name: Battle of Samba Sadio
Location: Senegal

Battle of Samba Sadio was a battle fought in 1875 in what is now Senegal. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: ?; French contingent: 520-560 soldiers; 2 cannons against ?.

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Fought1875

WhereSenegal15.504N, 15.991W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeFrench victory

BelligerentsCayor; Jolof; French RepublicagainstTijani

Casualties and losses14 killed; 88 woundedandabout 500 killed

Record

Date	1875 (year precision)
Place	Senegal 15.504N, 15.991W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	?; French contingent: 520-560 soldiers; 2 cannons	?
Casualties and losses	14 killed; 88 wounded	about 500 killed
Commanders	Lat Jor Charles Auguste Frédéric Bégin	Shaikh Amadou Ba

Placed at its recorded location; 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 Leybar Bridge 1855, 75 km NW
Capture of Senegal 1758, 80 km NW
Nder resistance 1819, 86 km N
Battle of Logandème 1859, 140 km S
Capture of Gorée 1758, 178 km SW

Elsewhere in 1875

Battle of Samba Sadio 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 Q138565627, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Samba Sadio, revision 1381994301, 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.