battle, notable, nineteenth century

Battle of Kousséri

Name: Battle of Kousséri
Start: 1900-04-22
Location: Kousséri, Cameroon

Battle of Kousséri was a battle fought on 22 April 1900 at Kousséri, in what is now Cameroon. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 men; (French sources) against 700 French soldiers; 800 Baguirmians.

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Fought22 April 1900

WhereKousséri, Cameroon12.067N, 15.033E

OutcomeFrench victory

BelligerentsKanem-Bornu Empire (Rabih loyalists)againstFrance; Kingdom of Baguirmi; Kanem–Bornu Empire (al-Kanemi loyalists)

Casualties and losses1,000–1,500 dead; 3,000 wounded; (Including civilians)and28 dead; 75 wounded

Record

Date	22 April 1900
Place	Kousséri, Cameroon 12.067N, 15.033E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	10,000 men; (French sources)	700 French soldiers; 800 Baguirmians
Casualties and losses	1,000–1,500 dead; 3,000 wounded; (Including civilians)	28 dead; 75 wounded
Commanders	Rabih az-Zubayr	Major (rank) Amédée-François Lamy Émile Gentil Paul Joalland René Reibell Sanda Kura

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

Nearest engagements

Battle of Kusseri 1914, 1.8 km N
Sonderkommando Blaich 1942, 5.1 km N
Battle of Amja 1893, 70 km SW
Siege of Mora 1914, 149 km SW
Battle of Maroua–Miskin 1902, 188 km SW

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1900 and 1942.

Elsewhere in 1900

Battle of Spion Kop South Africa
Dervish War Somalia
Russian invasion of Manchuria Russia
Battle of Paardeberg South Africa
Battle of Peking People's Republic of China

Battle of Kousséri is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 16 in present-day Cameroon.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1164601, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kousséri, revision 1370446124, 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.