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Battle of Coolela

Battle of Coolela was a battle fought in 1895 at Manjacaze District, in what is now Mozambique. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Manjacaze District. It was part of Portuguese campaigns of pacification and occupation, which ran from 1880 to 1920. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 631 Europeans; 100 sepoys; 500 native auxiliaries; 6 guns against 10,000–12,000 men; 3,000 rifles.

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Combate de Coolela. Reprodução litográfica de um óleo de Condeixa.
Combate de Coolela. Reprodução litográfica de um óleo de Condeixa.. Ernesto Ferreira Condeixa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1895
WhereManjacaze District, Mozambique24.712S, 33.883E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePortuguese victory
Belligerents25px Portuguese EmpireagainstGaza Empire
Casualties and losses5 killed; 21 woundedand305 killed; 600–900 wounded
Part ofPortuguese campaigns of pacification and occupation1880 to 1920

Where it sits in Portuguese campaigns of pacification and occupation

Battle of Marracuene, 1895Battle of Coolela, 1895Battle of Mugenga, 1896Battle of Macontene, 1897Battle of the Cunene, 1904Battle of Mufilo, 1907Battle of Mongua, 1915Maconde campaign, 191718951917Battle of Coolela, 1895
8 placed engagements of Portuguese campaigns of pacification and occupation in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1895 (year precision)
PlaceManjacaze District, Mozambique
24.712S, 33.883E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength631 Europeans; 100 sepoys; 500 native auxiliaries; 6 guns10,000–12,000 men; 3,000 rifles
Casualties and losses5 killed; 21 wounded305 killed; 600–900 wounded
Commanders
  • Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque
  • Gungunhana
Battle of CoolelaBattle of CoolelaXai-XaiInhambaneMaciaPanda100 km24.712S, 33.883E
Placed at Manjacaze District; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Coolela is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 24 in present-day Mozambique.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q969625, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Coolela, revision 1381764011, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.