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Poromani, where a garrison stood ready for any eventuality, he proposed an alternative route. His plan involved marching forcefully toward Kirsédougou, deploying shock troops along the entire path, attacking the Bambara from the flank, and driving them into the uninhabited marshy areas on the right bank of the Bani River. The Fulanis were encircling the bambara army, in Siragourou a portion of the Bambara army stationed there was already under attack. Realising the danger, Falé Tangala started to be worried and organised his defences in madiongo, all the bambara forces retranched in madiongo, the Massina troops from Dienné then started traversing the Bani and converged on madiongo, the battle was already raging for more than three days when they arrived. The exhausted men of
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Hamdallay under Abdoukarim was dispatched and joined forces with Goura Malado at Kounnaraka, where was camping the Fulani Army. Falé Tangala convinced that the Fulanis had fled decided to camp at Madiongo, in the objective of razzier and pillaging the entire region of Poromani. Goura Malado sent a letter to Dienné asking
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face execution. All their men were to be executed as an example to discourage other
Bambara states. However, thanks to the intervention of Ibrahima Amirou and Kembou Boubou, the prisoners were ransomed using the state treasury. They converted, were liberated, and granted land in the present-day DĂ©rari region. These loyal individuals became precious auxiliaries of the Massina Empire.
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Bambara troops from Segu and Saro marched against the Fulanis. He left Saro by Kangara, made provisions in the region of Soum and camped in Simina. With his army he traversed the Bani and marched on Barmandougou, Seku Amadu was informed of the enemy movements and
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Hamdallay, and the military tribunal condemned Falé Tangala to death. Before carrying out the sentence, the great council invited him to embrace Islam to save his life, but he proudly rejected the offer. The Bambara chiefs faced a choice: convert to Islam or
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Fallada, worn down by the march and numerous engagements, began to falter. With each sortie, Falé sowed death among the Peul ranks. He planted the heads of his victims in the ground, and their number reached several dozen when fresh troops from Dienné arrived. Madiongo was completely
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