battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Shangi

Name: Battle of Shangi
Location: Shangi, Rwanda

Battle of Shangi was a battle fought in 1896 at Shangi, in what is now Rwanda. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Shangi. It was part of Scramble for Africa, which ran from 1885 to 1914. The recorded result: Congo Free State victory. Recorded strength: 300 against Hundreds to thousands.

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Fought1896

WhereShangi, Rwanda2.394S, 29.027E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeCongo Free State victory

BelligerentsCongo Free StateagainstKingdom of Rwanda

Casualties and lossesSmallandHeavy

Part ofScramble for Africa1885 to 1914

Where it sits in Scramble for Africa

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Record

Date	1896 (year precision)
Place	Shangi, Rwanda 2.394S, 29.027E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	300	Hundreds to thousands
Casualties and losses	Small	Heavy
Commanders	Bisangwa

Placed at Shangi; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Bondo 1979, 220 km E
Battle of Mutukula 1979, 308 km NE
Battle of Bukoba 1915, 332 km E
Battle of Karuma Falls 1979, 358 km E
Battle of Sembabule 1979, 373 km NE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Halai 15 December 1894
After: Dervish War 1900
All 4 engagements of Scramble for Africa

Elsewhere in 1896

Battle of Adwa Ethiopia
Defense of Van Turkey
Battle of Mek'ele Ethiopia
Battle of Binakayan–Dalahican Philippines
Adibo dali Ghana

Battle of Shangi is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 2 in present-day Rwanda.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q134389533, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Shangi, revision 1370274154, 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.