Yankasso

In November 1915 there was a revolt in the Black Volta bend against the French. The administrator Jules Brévié arrived at the end of the month to review the situation.^[3] On 21 December 1915 a French column left Dédougou led by commandant Simonin.^[4] Yankasso was then a large Marka village on the route leading south to Bouna.^[5] Simonin suffered a serious check at Yankasso on 23 December.^[4] Brévié was present at the battle.^[3] The defeat was a political disaster for the colonial forces, since it showed they were not invincible.^[5] Within a few days the revolt had spread to the whole of the Volta bend.^[6] On 2 March 1916 the French returned and destroyed the village.^[1] Most of Burkina Faso was at peace by the end of July 1916.^[3]