Monthly Archives for March 2013


March 13: The Battle of Tondibi

On March 13 1591, Moroccan forces invaded and conquered Songhai Askia Ishaq II. The Songhai Empire had the most powerful army in western Africa controlling from the Senegal River to Nigeria. The Saadi Dynasty of Morocco was at its best after the Battle of Ksar el Kebir where they defeated a Portuguese army, but they […]