Battle of Porédaka

Battle of Porédaka
Date13 November 1896
Location
Porédaka
10°44′00″N 12°04′00″W / 10.733333°N 12.066667°W / 10.733333; -12.066667
Result French victory
Belligerents
Imamate of Futa Jallon France
Commanders and leaders
Bokar Biro
Strength
700-800 80 tirailleurs, unknown number of Fula auxiliaries
Casualties and losses
150 dead, 300 wounded 3 wounded
Location within Guinea

The Battle of Porédaka (13 November 1896) was a minor engagement in which French colonial troops decisively defeated the last forces of the Imamate of Futa Jallon, after which Fouta Djallon was annexed into the French Colonial Empire.

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