battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Dul Madoba

Name: Battle of Dul Madoba
Location: British Somaliland, Somalia

Battle of Dul Madoba was a battle fought in 1913 at British Somaliland, in what is now Somalia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at British Somaliland. It was part of the Dervish War, which ran from 1900 to 1920. The recorded result: Dervish victory. Recorded strength: 110 Somaliland Camel Constabulary; Accompanying forces: 2,000 riflemen; 600 spearmen; 150 horsemen against 2,000 fighters.

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Fought1913

WhereBritish Somaliland, Somalia9.561N, 44.055E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeDervish victory

BelligerentsBritish SomalilandagainstDervish State

Part ofDervish War1900 to 1920

Record

Date	1913 (year precision)
Place	British Somaliland, Somalia 9.561N, 44.055E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	110 Somaliland Camel Constabulary; Accompanying forces: 2,000 riflemen; 600 spearmen; 150 horsemen	2,000 fighters
Casualties and losses	35 killed; 10 died en route; 21 wounded; 24 deserted; Pro-British forces flee; Livestock losses: 5,000-6,000 camels; 20,000-30,000 sheep	200-395 killed
Commanders	Richard Corfield Gerald Henry Summers	Ismail Mire

Placed at British Somaliland; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

British attack on Berbera 1827, 143 km NE
Ual-Ual Incident 1934, 255 km S
Battle of Das 1332, 350 km NW
Siege of Aden 1513, 374 km N
Aden Expedition 1839, 374 km N

In the same war

Before: Battle of Hiraan 1913

Elsewhere in 1913

Battle of Dul Madoba is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 9 in present-day Somalia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q109561628, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dul Madoba, revision 1381771681, 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.