Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Kousséri: contested ground

The ground around Kousséri was fought over 3 times between 1900 and 1942: 3 battles, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of KusseriSonderkommando BlaichBattle of KoussériBattle of KoussériMaiduguriBama200 km12.087N, 15.039E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Kousséri, 1900Battle of Kusseri, 1914Sonderkommando Blaich, 194219001942
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
22 April 1900Battle of KoussériKousséri
August 1914Battle of KusseriKoussériWorld War I
1942Sonderkommando BlaichFort LamyWorld War II

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.