The Battle of Cayawal (also known as Tyayafal or Thiayewal) was a six day long battle between forces of the Umarian State (Toucouleur Empire) and the...
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Tukulor Empire (category Kingdoms of Senegal)
power was forbidden. More than 70,000 died in the battles that followed. The most decisive was at Cayawal, where Amadu III was wounded, then captured and...
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Massina Empire (category Political history of Mali)
Massina from his newly secured base at Ségou. After a series of bloody battles such as Cayawal, he entered Hamdullahi on May 16, leveling it. Amadu III was...
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Omar Saidou Tall (category People of French West Africa)
[citation needed] More than 70,000 died in the battles that followed. The most decisive was at Cayawal, after which Amadu III, the Masina king, was captured...
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Aḥmadu III, but the latter refused. Aḥmadu was defeated in battle on 15 May 1862 at Cayawal, and 'Umar occupied Hamdallahi. Aḥmadu was captured and decapitated...
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