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What factors enabled Samour Toure to resist French colonization in West Africa between 1882-98.

      

What factors enabled Samour Toure to resist French colonization in West Africa between
1882-98.

  

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gideon
i) He had a large well - Organised army which was a formidable force for the French

ii) He equipped his army with modern weapons which were acquired from the Europeans and also manufactured some locally

iii) He used Mandinka nationalism and Islam to unify the soldiers/army

iv) He has adequate food supply which sustained the army

ix) v) He used guerilla warfare and scorched earth policy which proved effective against the French

vi) Some of his soldiers had served in the French colonial army and were thus familiar with the French war tactics

vii) Use of horses by Samori during the war enhanced the soldiers effectiveness

viii) Samori's soldiers were familiar with the terrain
This enabled democratic assignment of duties
He was a competent leader who inspired his soldier democratic assignment of duties

x) He used diplomacy eg he signed the Bussandugu Treaty (1886) to get more time to organise himself

xi) Samori shifted his empire and capital further inland to give him more time to re-organise his forces
gideon1 answered the question on September 27, 2017 at 09:36


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