Atlas of Battles

country, 12 engagements

Battles in Senegal

12 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Senegal: 12 battles between 1500 and 1940. The wars with most engagements here: Seven Years' War (2), Napoleonic Wars (1), World War II (1).

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Portuguese raids in SenegambiaNder resistanceGandon RaidBattle of Samba SadioBattle of DankiCapture of SenegalCapture of GoréeFrench capture of GoréeBattle of Leybar BridgeBattle of LogandèmeBattle of Fandane-ThiouthiouneBattle of DakarBattle of DankiCapture of SenegalCapture of GoréeFrench capture of GoréeBattle of Leybar BridgeBattle of LogandèmeBattle of Fandane-ThiouthiouneBattle of DakarKaolackKaédiRossoThièsDiourbelTambacoundaLougaGeorgetown200 km15.041N, 15.852W
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1500s: 1 engagements1540s: 1 engagements1750s: 2 engagements1800s: 1 engagements1810s: 1 engagements1850s: 3 engagements3 in 1850s1860s: 1 engagements1870s: 1 engagements1940s: 1 engagements1500s1940s
12 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 3 with pages

Contested ground 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1500Portuguese raids in SenegambiaSenegambiatriangular trade
1549Battle of DankiSenegal
1758Capture of SenegalSaint-LouisSeven Years' War
December 1758Capture of GoréeGoréeSeven Years' War
18 January 1804French capture of GoréeGoréeNapoleonic Wars
November 1819Nder resistanceN'Derhistory of Africa
21 April 1855Battle of Leybar BridgeSaint-Louis
1857Gandon RaidGandon
18 May 1859Battle of LogandèmeFatick
18 July 1867Battle of Fandane-ThiouthiouneKingdom of SineSoninke-Marabout Wars
1875Battle of Samba SadioKoki
23 September 1940Battle of DakarDakarWorld War II

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.