A nation that does not manufacture its own weapons is a nation in chains.
Born to a Dyula trading family in Manyambaladugu, in what is now Guinea. When my mother was captured by a rival kingdom, I enlisted in their army to be near her. I rose through the ranks, won her freedom, then built my own army and conquered an empire stretching from Guinea to Ivory Coast. I fought the French for 16 years -- longer than any other African leader. I was the first African military leader to manufacture modern firearms locally, building blacksmith workshops that reverse-engineered European rifles. When the French pushed me from one territory, I built a new empire further east. Tip: Self-sufficiency is survival. If your weapons come from your enemy's supplier, you are already defeated. I built my own guns, trained my own blacksmiths, and maintained my own supply chain. The French captured me by trickery in 1898. I died in exile in Gabon.
Military Manufacturing
Education · 25y
Empire Building
Education · 30y
Guerrilla Warfare
Education · 16y
Cavalry Tactics
Sports · 25y
Firearms
Sports · 20y
How I reverse-engineered European rifles and built a local arms industry from blacksmith shops. Metallurgy, pattern analysis, toolmaking, quality control. My gunsmiths produced reliable copies of Fren...
€22 per_session
Mandinka cavalry saber and leather-covered wicker shield. My sofa (warrior) cavalry was the backbone of the Wassoulou Empire. Light, fast, armed with sabers and locally-made muskets. The shield stops ...
€6 per_day
How I fought the French empire for sixteen years with local resources. Scorched earth, strategic retreat, rebuilding in new territory, diplomatic maneuvering with the British. When France took my west...
€18 per_session
Building a self-sufficient military supply chain. Local manufacturing, resource management, trade network building, reducing dependence on external suppliers. The French tried to starve me of weapons....
€20 per_session
A replica of the muskets my blacksmiths produced. Hand-forged barrel, wooden stock, flintlock mechanism. Not as refined as a French Gras but it fires, it kills, and it was made by African hands in an ...
€5 per_day
Exported from BorrowHood · 2026-03-10