Battle of Buaró
| Battle of Buaró (1886) | |||||||
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| Part of Marques Geraldes's campaign against Musa Molo (1886) | |||||||
"Fouladougou" (upper centre) on a 1906 map | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Portugal | Kingdom of Fuladu | ||||||
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| Strength | |||||||
| 910 combatants | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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3 dead 5 wounded | Heavy | ||||||
The Battle of Buaró (1886) was a military engagement fought in the fortified village of Buaró, Guinea-Bissau, between Portuguese colonial forces, led by Marques Geraldes, supported by Umbucu, and the forces of Fuladu, commanded by Musa Molo's chiefs.