The new amir of Trarza, Muhammad al…

1684 CE to 1827 CE

The new amir of Trarza, Muhammad al Habib, seeks in 1825 to reassert his sovereignty over the French-protected Oualo Kingdom to the south of the Senegal River by marrying the heiress to the kingdom.

This action, which French authorities view as a hostile threat, combined with the amir's efforts to sell gum arabic to the British, bring a strong French reaction.

Although the Moors are able to lay siege to Saint Louis, a large French expeditionary force defeats the amir's forces.

The French conclude that to secure the continuing profitability of the gum arabic trade, they will have to forcibly occupy the northern bank of the Senegal River.

Locations
St Louis Saint-Louis Senegal View →

Groups
Arab people View → Berber people (also called Amazigh people or Imazighen, "free men", singular Amazigh) View → Sanhaja (Berber tribal confederacy) View → Dutch people View → Haratin View → French people (Latins) View → Waalo (Oualo), Kingdom of View → Maures View → Sahrawi people View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → France, constitutional monarchy of View →

Topics
Interaction with Subsaharan Africa, Early European View → Sub-Saharan Africa, Modern View → Dutch-Portuguese Wars in West Africa View →

Commodities
Oils, gums, resins, and waxes View → Money View →

Subjects
Commerce View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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