battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Guémoukoura

Name: Battle of Guémoukoura
Location: Guémoukouraba, Mali

Battle of Guémoukoura was a battle fought in 1872 at Guémoukouraba, in what is now Mali. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Guémoukouraba. The recorded result: Umarian victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 soldiers against Unknown.

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Fought1872

WhereGuémoukouraba, Mali14.234N, 9.293W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeUmarian victory

BelligerentsUmarian State (Toucouleur Empire)againstBamana Rebels

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

Date	1872 (year precision)
Place	Guémoukouraba, Mali 14.234N, 9.293W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	10,000 soldiers	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Ahmadu Tall

Placed at Guémoukouraba; 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

Siege of Medina Fort 1857, 224 km W
Battle of Kirina 1235, 247 km SE
Battle of Porédaka 1896, 492 km SW
Battle of Jenné 1599, 513 km E
Operation Royal Amethyst 1973, 691 km W

Elsewhere in 1872

Battle of Orokieta Spain
Battle of Lost River United States
Battle of Salt River Canyon United States
Battle of the North Fork of the Red River United States
Attack on Terrassa Spain

Battle of Guémoukoura is one of 3,694 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 Q139558952, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Guémoukoura, revision 1379427502, 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.