Kaocen revolt
| Kaocen Revolt | |||||||
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| Part of the Tuareg Rebellions and World War I (concurrent) | |||||||
Tuareg warriors, photographed 1906. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom |
Tuareg guerrillas Supported by: | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 150–1,000 troops | 1,500–3,000 Tuareg warriors | ||||||
The Kaocen revolt (Kabyle: Tagrawla n Kawsen) was a Tuareg rebellion against French colonial rule of the area around the Aïr Mountains of northern Niger during 1916–17.