Atlas of Battles

country, 9 engagements

Battles in Somalia

9 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Somalia: 5 battles, 2 naval actions and 2 campaigns between 1507 and 1940. The wars with most engagements here: Scramble for Africa (1), East African Campaign (1).

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Mary Anne ship attackBattle of BarawaBritish attack on BerberaAttack on Burtons CampDervish WarBattle of HiraanBattle of Dul MadobaCampaign of the SultanatesBattle of Tug ArganBattle of BarawaBritish attack on BerberaAttack on Burtons CampDervish WarBattle of HiraanBattle of Dul MadobaCampaign of the SultanatesBattle of Tug ArganAddis AbabaMogadishuEldoretMeru1000 km5.776N, 46.015E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1500s: 1 engagements1820s: 2 engagements2 in 1820s1850s: 1 engagements1900s: 1 engagements1910s: 2 engagements2 in 1910s1920s: 1 engagements1940s: 1 engagements1500s1940s
9 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 2 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
March 1507Battle of BarawaBarawa
1825Mary Anne ship attackBerberaAnglo-Isaaq conflicts
10 January 1827British attack on BerberaBerbera
1855Attack on Burtons CampBerberaAnglo-Isaaq conflicts
1900Dervish WarNorth East State of SomaliaScramble for Africa
1913Battle of HiraanBeledweyneDervish War
1913Battle of Dul MadobaBritish SomalilandDervish War
1925Campaign of the SultanatesItalian SomalilandItalian Somali Wars
1940Battle of Tug ArganBritish SomalilandEast African Campaign

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