Battle of Kanjaga

The Battle of Kanjaga was a battle in Africa that was fought between Babatu and the people of Kanjaga. The battle was claimed to have taken place on 14 March 1897. Babatu and his warriors were defeated by the unified forces of Ameria and the French.

History

Babatu initially attacked the people of Kanjaga, defeated them and took their chief called Amnu as captive. Babatu fought with another enemy who was from his ranks called Ameria or Hamaria. Ameria was captured from his home town of Santejan by the Zabarma when he was a young. Ameria was sometimes successful in battles against his former boss. Ameria called himself 'King of the Gurunsi'. It was claimed he rebelled against Babatu because of woman.