battle, early modern

Battle of Danki

Name: Battle of Danki
Location: Senegal

Battle of Danki was a battle fought in 1549 at Senegal. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Senegal. The recorded result: Cayorian victory.

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Fought1549

WhereSenegal14.367N, 14.283W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeCayorian victory

BelligerentsCayoragainstJolof Empire

Record

Date	1549 (year precision)
Place	Senegal 14.367N, 14.283W
Kind	Battle, early modern
Commanders	Amary Ngone Sobel Fall Manginak Diouf	Leele Fuli Fak

Placed at Senegal; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Logandème 1859, 230 km W
Operation Royal Amethyst 1973, 239 km SW
Nder resistance 1819, 272 km NW
Battle of Leybar Bridge 1855, 297 km NW
Capture of Senegal 1758, 302 km NW

Battle of Danki is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 12 in present-day Senegal.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q124250126, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Danki, revision 1370438306, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.