Atlas of Battles

country, 27 engagements

Battles in Nigeria

27 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Nigeria: 19 battles, 1 siege and 7 campaigns between 1255 and 1970. The wars with most engagements here: Nigerian Civil War (13), World War I (1).

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Battle of EkiokpaghaTabkin KwattoBattle of OgbomoshoBattle of IlorinBattle of ÒsogboBattle of AmjaFall of IlorinBattle of SokotoOperation UNICORDMidwest Invasion of 1967Fall of EnuguFirst Invasion of OnitshaOperation Tiger ClawInvasion of Port HarcourtSiege of OwerriOperation HiroshimaOperation LeopardInvasion of UmuahiaOperation Tail-WindBattle of SantoloBattle of TsuntuaAlwassa–Gwandu campaignBattle of KanoBattle of KwatarkwashiBattle of TepeSecond Invasion of OnitshaOperation OAUBattle of SantoloBattle of TsuntuaAlwassa–Gwandu campaignBattle of KanoBattle of KwatarkwashiBattle of TepeSecond Invasion of OnitshaOperation OAUAccraAbujaLoméOuagadougouN'DjamenaNiameyBanguiCotonouSokotoEnugu1000 km9.218N, 8.712E
27 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by half century

1250: 1 engagements1300: 1 engagements1800: 6 engagements1850: 2 engagements1900: 4 engagements1950: 13 engagements13 in 195012501950
27 dated engagements, one bar per half century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 2 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1255Battle of EkiokpaghaBenin City
1349Battle of SantoloKano State
21 June 1804Tabkin KwattoSokoto Revolution
December 1804Battle of Tsuntua
1805Alwassa–Gwandu campaignHausa KingdomsSokoto Revolution
the 1830sBattle of OgbomoshoOgbomosho
1835Battle of IlorinIlorinFula jihads
1838Battle of ÒsogboOsogboFula jihads
May 1893Battle of AmjaBornu
1897Fall of IlorinIlorin
1903Battle of KanoKano
1903Battle of KwatarkwashiZamfara State
15 March 1903Battle of SokotoSokoto
25 August 1914Battle of TepeWorld War I
1967Operation UNICORDOgojaNigerian Civil War
1967Midwest Invasion of 1967Mid-Western RegionNigerian Civil War
1967Fall of EnuguEnuguNigerian Civil War
1967First Invasion of OnitshaOnitshaNigerian Civil War
1967Operation Tiger ClawCalabarNigerian Civil War
1968Second Invasion of OnitshaOnitshaNigerian Civil War
1968Invasion of Port HarcourtPort HarcourtNigerian Civil War
1968Operation OAUAbaNigerian Civil War
1968Siege of OwerriOwerriNigerian Civil War
1968Operation HiroshimaOnitshaNigerian Civil War
1969Operation LeopardUmuahiaNigerian Civil War
1969Invasion of UmuahiaUmuahiaNigerian Civil War
1970Operation Tail-WindOwerriNigerian Civil War

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