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Barra War
Date
1831–1832
Location
Kingdom of Niumi
Result
Inconclusive
Belligerents
British Empire
Kingdom of Niumi
Commanders and leaders
George Rendall Lt. Col. Hingston Cpt. Stewart Lt. Cresey Ens. Fearon Lt. Leigh †
Burungai Sonko
Units involved
Royal African Corps 1st and 2nd West India Regiments Sierra Leone Militia HMS Plumper
Barra troops Troops of other kingdoms
Strength
451
2500–3000
Casualties and losses
93 (killed and wounded)
The Barra War, also known as the Anglo-Niumi War or the British-Barra War, was a military conflict that lasted from 1831 to 1832 between forces of the British Empire and the Kingdom of Niumi, in what is now The Gambia.
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