battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic

Battle of Shela

Name: Battle of Shela
Location: Kenya

Battle of Shela was a battle fought in 1812 in what is now Kenya. The recorded result: Victory for Lamu, leading to Omani domination of the coast.

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Fought1812

WhereKenya2.297S, 40.911E

OutcomeVictory for Lamu, leading to Omani domination of the coast

BelligerentsLamuagainstMombasa and Pate

Record

Date	1812 (year precision)
Place	Kenya 2.297S, 40.911E
Kind	Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Mombasa 1696, 239 km SW
Battle of Jassin 1915, 327 km SW
Battle of Kahe 1916, 338 km W
Battle of Tanga 1914, 368 km SW
Battle of Salaita Hill 1916, 379 km W

Elsewhere in 1812

Battle of Shela is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 11 in present-day Kenya.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q17110449, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Shela, revision 1370274179, 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.