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| | Notes on Conquest of the Western Sudan--Part II |
 | | Instead of 300,000 francs, the forts had cost 3,000,000 francs, but the route was secured by forts at Médine, Bafoulabé, Badumbé, Kita and Bamako. |
 | | The fort at Niagassola proved indefensible, as did the fort at Nafadié, and the garrison had to be rescued by a "flying column." After they departed, Samory reasserted his control in the region and sent forces after the French to the gates of Bafoulabé. |
 | | But no forts were abandoned, the railroad was not terminated, and military expansion did not end. |
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