Keniera
Encyclopedia
Keniera is a town in eastern Guinea
. It has a population of approximately 2,600.
In February 1882, the West African military leader Samori
first engaged French
forces at Keniera. After waiting for the French to exhaust their ammunition, he overcame them in an attack with spear
s.
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
. It has a population of approximately 2,600.
In February 1882, the West African military leader Samori
Samori
Samory Toure was the founder of the Wassoulou Empire, an Islamic state that resisted French rule in West Africa from 1882 until his capture in 1898.-Early life and career:...
first engaged French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
forces at Keniera. After waiting for the French to exhaust their ammunition, he overcame them in an attack with spear
Spear
A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head.The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with bamboo spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such as flint, obsidian, iron, steel or...
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