Battle of Tsuntua

Battla of Tsuntua
	Part of the
Location	Tsuntua, modern day Nigeria
Result	Hausa victory
Belligerents
Sokoto Caliphate; Kel Air Tuaregs; Allied Hausas	Hausa Kingdoms; Kel Gress Tuaregs
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
2,000 dead	Unknown

The Battle of Tsuntua, fought in December 1804, was one of the largest battles of the Fulani War.

Background[]

In 1804, Yunfa of Gobir realized the growing threat that his former teacher, Fulani Islamic reformer Usman dan Fodio, posed to the Hausa city-states. Appealing to the other Hausa rulers for help, Yunfa assembled an army to capture and kill Usman. Meanwhile, Usman's followers spread word of a jihad against the Hausa rulers, attracting a number of Fulani nomads to their cause, and declared Yunfa an infidel.^[2] In a dispute between them, Yunfa attempted to kill Usman, but his gun malfunctioned and only wounded his arm.^[3] Usman returned to the Fulani state of Gulu, where he raised a large army to crush the Hausa.

The Battle[]

One of the first engagement of the war would be Tsuntua. Yunfa, possessing an army composed of Hausa warriors and Tuareg allies, defeated Dan Fodio's forces, which lost over 2,000 to 3,000^[4] men, 200 of whom were said to have been Hafiz (people who know the Koran by heart).

However, the Hausa victory proved to be short-lived, as Dan Fodio's forces seized Kebbi and Gwandu the following year, ensuring the survival and growth of their party.^[5]

References[]

^ Spencer C. Tucker (23 December 2009). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East [6 volumes]: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. ABC-CLIO. pp. 1037–. ISBN 978-1-85109-672-5.
^ Scott E. Hendrix; Uchenna Okeja (1 March 2018). The World's Greatest Religious Leaders: How Religious Figures Helped Shape World History [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. pp. 188–. ISBN 978-1-4408-4138-5.
^ Falola, Toyin; Genova, Ann; Heaton, Matthew M. (2018-06-21). Historical Dictionary of Nigeria. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-1314-1.
^ Robert Sydney Smith (1989). Warfare & Diplomacy in Pre-colonial West Africa. Univ of Wisconsin Press. pp. 34–. ISBN 978-0-299-12334-5.
^ Spencer C. Tucker (2009). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East [6 volumes]. ABC CLIO. p. 1037. ISBN 978-1-85109-672-5. Retrieved November 19, 2014.

"Usman dan Fodio." Encyclopædia Britannica Online.

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[Tucker2009-1] Spencer C. Tucker (23 December 2009). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East [6 volumes]: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. ABC-CLIO. pp. 1037–. ISBN 978-1-85109-672-5.

[HendrixOkeja2018-2] Scott E. Hendrix; Uchenna Okeja (1 March 2018). The World's Greatest Religious Leaders: How Religious Figures Helped Shape World History [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. pp. 188–. ISBN 978-1-4408-4138-5.

[3] Falola, Toyin; Genova, Ann; Heaton, Matthew M. (2018-06-21). Historical Dictionary of Nigeria. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-1314-1.

[Smith1989-4] Robert Sydney Smith (1989). Warfare & Diplomacy in Pre-colonial West Africa. Univ of Wisconsin Press. pp. 34–. ISBN 978-0-299-12334-5.

[5] Spencer C. Tucker (2009). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East [6 volumes]. ABC CLIO. p. 1037. ISBN 978-1-85109-672-5. Retrieved November 19, 2014.

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