Samori Toure adopted the ‘scorched earth’ policy in his
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Samori Toure adopted the ‘scorched earth’ policy during his war against the French. This was a military tactic that involved destroying anything that could be useful to the enemy, such as crops, livestock, and infrastructure, in order to make it difficult for them to sustain their campaign. Samori Toure employed this tactic as a means of weakening the French forces and reducing their capacity to sustain their campaign in his kingdom.