Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune

Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune
	; 19th century junjung of Sine
Date	18 July 1867
Location	Kingdom of Sine, now part of independent Senegal
Result	Serer victory
Belligerents
Muslim Marabouts	Serer people
Commanders and leaders
Maba Diakhou Bâ ; (Almamy in rebellion) ; ; Damel-Teigne Lat Dior Ngoné Latyr Diop; (King of Cayor and Baol)	Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof ; (King of Sine - "Maad a Sinig"); ; Maad Amad Ngoneh Joof ; (King of Thiouthioune and uncle of Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof)
Units involved
Maba Diakhou Bâ: Damel-Teigne Lat Dior Ngoné Latyr Diop; Bourba Jolof Alboury Sainabou Njie (King of Jolof); Mama Gaolo Nyang; Tafsir Sa Lolley Jabou Samba; Gumbo Gaye (of Sanjal); Abdoulaye Ouli Bâ; Sed Kani Touray; N'Dari Kani Touray; Army of Rip, etc.;	Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof: Buumi - Somb; The Great Jaraff; Maad Patar (King of Patar); The Sandigue Ndiob; Maad Amad Ngoneh Joof (King of Thiouthioune); Maad Semou Gallo Joof; Mbagne Somb Faye; Makhoureja Ngoneh Joof; Army of Sine, etc.;

The Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune (or Thiouthiogne), also known as the Battle of Somb or the Battle of Somb-Tioutioune, occurred on 18 July 1867. It was a religious war between the Serer people and the Muslim Marabouts in 19th-century Senegal and the Gambia, but it also had a political and economic dimension to it: vendetta and empire-building. Fandane, Thiouthioune and Somb were part of the pre-colonial Serer Kingdom of Sine, now part of independent Senegal.

The Marabouts prevailed in the early hours of the battle, but the Serer army held firm. In the latter parts of the battle, the Marabouts were defeated. Maba Diakhou Bâ was killed and his body decapitated. Damel-Teigne Lat Dior Ngoné Latyr Diop and Bourba Jolof Alboury Sainabou Njie fled. Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak was injured. Mama Gaolo Nyang was held prisoner.

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