battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Kanjaga

Name: Battle of Kanjaga
Location: Kanjaga, Ghana

Battle of Kanjaga was a battle fought in 1897 at Kanjaga, in what is now Ghana. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kanjaga. The recorded result: Kanjaga victory.

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Fought1897

WhereKanjaga, Ghana0.365S, 37.555E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeKanjaga victory

BelligerentsZabarma EmirateagainstKanjaga people

Record

Date	1897 (year precision)
Place	Kanjaga, Ghana 0.365S, 37.555E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Commanders	Babatu	Ameria

Placed at Kanjaga; 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

Battle of Kahe 1916, 214 km S
Battle of Kilimanjaro 1914, 302 km S
Battle of Latema Nek 1916, 338 km S
Battle of Salaita Hill 1916, 338 km S
Battle of Tororo 1979, 377 km W

Elsewhere in 1897

Battle of Kanjaga is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 16 in present-day Ghana.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q98408957, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kanjaga, revision 1370444709, 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.