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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Djehuti: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Sundjata: [qb] ^No problem. Honestly though, the thesis has more to do with the cultural/historical traditions that were rooted in Samori's resistance as opposed to the military organization of his troops (my agenda is clearly stated in the intro). http://www.sendspace.com/file/ni0v4z [/qb][/QUOTE]Ditto that! Sundjata, you got a lot of excellent stuff! One thing I admire is the tenacity and endurance of colonized peoples to fight back against their oppressors. [QUOTE]Originally posted by Sundjata: [qb] Just wrote a term paper on Samori Toure of Guinea. You should look him up. He defeated the French in battle on numerous occasions thanks to the tenacity of his troops and modernization of his army. One thing that he was able to do was capitalize on technology by assigning black smiths the task of manufacturing and repairing European firearms. His cavalry forces also made him extremely mobile in guerrilla warfare. Most importantly he inherited the legacy of Mali and was supported by Mandinka troops who were relentless in the defense of their country (and perhaps religion as most were Islamic). It was because of people like him that it took so long for French colonialists to conquer the Sudan (even though they'd been trying to do so basically since the 1850s and had already set up shop in Morocco and Algeria since the 1830s). Indeed, the French found themselves in a protracted war with Samori for nearly 20 years, which is ridiculous considering that France was THE major world power at the time, outside of Britain. [/qb][/QUOTE]^ Yes a very interesting guy. A lot people forget that of all the imperialist nations of Europe, France was the most brutal (well them and Belgium)!! People mostly talk about the British, but the British in many instances were more humane in the treatment of native peoples than the French and Belgians! [/QB][/QUOTE]
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