The Franco-Trarzan War of 1825 was a conflict between the forces of the new emir of

Trarza Trarza ( ar, ولاية الترارزة) is a region in southwest Mauritania. Its capital is Rosso. Other major cities and towns include Mederdra and Boutilimit. Trarza borders the regions of Inchiri and Adrar to the north, Brakna to the east, a ...

Muhammad al Habib Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...

, and

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, ruled at the time by

Charles X Charles X (born Charles Philippe, Count of Artois; 9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836) was King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. An uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother to reigning kings Louis XVI and Lou ...

and the

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comte de Villèle. In 1825, Muhammad attempted to establish control over the French-protected Waalo Kingdom, then located south of the Senegal River, by marrying the heiress to the kingdom. The French responded by sending a large expeditionary force that crushed Muhammad's army. The war incited the French to expand to the north of the Senegal River.

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*Leland C. Barrows. "Faidherbe and Senegal: A Critical Discussion" in ''African Studies Review'', Vol. 19, No. 1 (April 1976), pp. 95–117. *Boubacar Barry. ''Senegambia and the Atlantic Slave Trade''. Cambridge University Press (1998). *Muhammed Al Muhtar W. As-sa'd, "Émirats et espace émiral maure: le cas du Trârza aux XVIIIe-XIXe siècles", Mauritanie, entre arabité et africanité, ''Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée'', no. 54, (July 1990), p. 53–82. *Mohamed Mokhtar Ould Saad. ''L'Emirat du Trarza et ses relations avec les royaumes soudanais de la vallée du fleuve Sénégal au cours des XVIIIème et XIXème siècles''. Département d’histoire/FLSH, Université de Nouakchott. *James L. A. Webb Jr. "The Trade in Gum Arabic: Prelude to French Conquest in Senegal". ''The Journal of African History'', Vol. 26, No. 2/3 (1985), pp. 149–168. Wars involving France Wars involving Mauritania Wars involving Senegal Conflicts in 1825 French West Africa 1825 in France 19th century in Africa 1825 in Africa African resistance to colonialism {{france-hist-stub

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