Wadai War

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Wadai War
Part of the French conquest of Chad
Dud Murra of Wadai submits to Colonel Victor Emmanuel Largeau in 1911, as portrayed in the French newspaper Le Petit Journal
Date 1906 – 1912 Location eastern Chad Basin Result French victory Territorial changes French annexation of Wadai Empire and subjugation of several smaller polities in the Chad Basin
Belligerents
France French colonial empire French allies and puppet states Wadai (Adam Asil's faction) Dar Tama Dar Gimr	Wadai Empire Senussi order Sultanate of Darfur Dar Masalit
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Édouard Maillard † Victor Emmanuel Largeau Jean-Joseph Fiegenschuh † Adam Asil of Wadai	Dud Murra of Wadai Ali Dinar of Darfur Taj ad-Din of Masalit †

The Wadai War, also known as the Ouaddai War, was waged by France and its African allies against the Wadai Empire and its allies from 1906 to 1912. Located in what today would be eastern Chad and western Sudan, Wadai fiercely resisted the French invasion. Regardless, much of Wadai including its capital Abéché fell to the invaders in 1909, forcing the empire's ruler Dud Murra to continue his resistance from outlying provinces and allied states. He managed to gain the support of the Sultanate of Darfur and Dar Masalit, and used these areas as rear bases during his attempts to oust the French. Doing so, he enjoyed some success, and inflicted several defeats on French-led forces. In order to legitimize their intervention, the French installed Dud Murra's relative Adam Asil as puppet ruler in Wadai. After losing most of his forces and allies, Dud Murra was forced to surrender in 1911. Regardless, unrest initially continued: a major anti-French revolt broke out soon after Dud Murra's defeat, and an anti-European conspiracy was allegedly organized with the support of Adam Asil. The last effective anti-French resistance in Wadai was suppressed by 1912 and the region remained a part of French colonial empire until 1960.