Atlas of Battles

country, 9 engagements

Battles in Namibia

9 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Namibia: 8 battles and 1 campaign between 1893 and 1966. The wars with most engagements here: World War I (4), Portuguese campaigns of pacification and occupation (1), Portuguese Colonial War (1).

See them on the globe

Portuguese incursions in ZambiaHornkranz massacreBattle of NamutoniBattle of WaterbergSouth-West Africa campaignBattle of SandfonteinBattle of TrekkopjesBattle of OtaviBattle of MonguaHornkranz massacreBattle of NamutoniBattle of WaterbergSouth-West Africa campaignBattle of SandfonteinBattle of TrekkopjesBattle of OtaviBattle of MonguaJohannesburgDurbanHarareMaputoPretoriaBulawayoBloemfonteinGaboroneWelkomLivingstone1000 km23.169S, 19.265E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1890s: 1 engagements1900s: 2 engagements1910s: 5 engagements5 in 1910s1960s: 1 engagements1890s1960s
9 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 3 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
12 April 1893Hornkranz massacreGerman South-West Africa
28 January 1904Battle of NamutoniNamutoni
11 August 1904Battle of WaterbergWaterberg Plateau ParkHerero Wars
1914South-West Africa campaignNamibiaWorld War I
26 September 1914Battle of SandfonteinNamibiaWorld War I
26 April 1915Battle of TrekkopjesTrekkopjeWorld War I
1 July 1915Battle of OtaviOtaviWorld War I
17 August 1915Battle of MonguaMônguaPortuguese campaigns of pacification and occupation
1966Portuguese incursions in ZambiaAngola–Zambia borderPortuguese Colonial War

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.