Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Gorée: contested ground

The ground around Gorée was fought over 4 times between 1758 and 1940: 4 battles, in 4 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Capture of GoréeFrench capture of GoréeBattle of Fandane-ThiouthiouneBattle of DakarBattle of DakarKaolackBanjulThièsDiourbelLougaFatickMansa KonkoGeorgetown200 km14.670N, 17.409W
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Capture of Gorée, 1758French capture of Gorée, 1804Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune, 1867Battle of Dakar, 194017581940
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
December 1758Capture of GoréeGoréeSeven Years' War
18 January 1804French capture of GoréeGoréeNapoleonic Wars
18 July 1867Battle of Fandane-ThiouthiouneKingdom of SineSoninke-Marabout Wars
23 September 1940Battle of DakarDakarWorld War II

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.