Battle of Noukouma

Battle of Noukouma
Part of the Jihad of Seku Amadu
Noukouma
Date 21 March 1818 Location Noukouma Result Victory for Jihadist
Belligerents
Massina Empire Supported By: Sokoto Caliphate	Bamana Empire Fulani military aristocracies
Commanders and leaders
Seku Amadu	Da Diarra Arɗo Amadu Gelaajo   Jamogo Séri  †
Strength
1,000	100,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Noukouma was fought on 21 March 1818 between a small force of jihadists led by Seku Amadu and a Bamana force led by General Jamogo Séri.^[a][1] It was the first and most significant battle of Seku Amdadu's jihad and saw an unexpected jihadist victory against the numerically superior Bamana army.^[2] The victory was interpreted as a divine miracle by many and allowed Seku Amadu to rapidly expand his army to over 40,000.^[3]

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