a) He had established military workshops with a trained cadre of artisans whom he used to repair and
manufacture his own weapons. This guaranteed regular supply of weapons
during the resistance.
b) He himself was a courageous fighter, a greater organizer and a military tactician and he personally
commanded his army on the battlefield.
c) His adoption of the Scorched Earth Policy as he mobilized the entire population to retreat left the
French to starve and delay their advance.
d) The success witnessed in trade enabled him to acquire guns and horses from the north, which were
important in the resistance.
e) Through trade and subsequent tribute collection, he obtained adequate wealth, which he used to
maintain a large army.
f) He had a large strong and well-organized army of 35,000 men, which was a formidable force for the
French.
g) He used diplomacy in dealing with the French to buy time to reorganize and strengthen his army,
and to negotiate with the British in Sierra Leone to guarantee regular supply of guns.
h) French soldiers were ignorant of the strange land they were fighting in and were faced with further
problem of tropical disease.
i) Some of his soldiers had served in the French colonial army and were thus familiar with the French
tactics.
j) He used Mandinka nationalism and Islam to unify the army. Many of Samori’s soldiers believed that
they were fighting a Jihad (holy war) and therefore fought with determinatio
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