battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Togbao

Name: Battle of Togbao
Location: Sarh, Chad

Battle of Togbao was a battle fought in 1899 at Sarh, in what is now Chad. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Sarh. It was part of the Rabih War, which ran from 1899 to 1901. The recorded result: Rabih army victory. Recorded strength: 2,700 men with firearms; 10,000 auxiliaires against 51 French soldiers; 400 Bagirmians; 3 cannons.

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Fought1899

WhereSarh, Chad9.150N, 18.383E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeRabih army victory

BelligerentsRabih Az Zubayr's EmpireagainstFrance; Sultanate of Bagirmi

Part ofRabih War1899 to 1901

Record

Date	1899 (year precision)
Place	Sarh, Chad 9.150N, 18.383E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	2,700 men with firearms; 10,000 auxiliaires	51 French soldiers; 400 Bagirmians; 3 cannons
Casualties and losses	Over 1,000 killed or wounded	48 French soldiers killed; 237 Bagirmians killed; 3 cannons captured
Commanders	Rabih az-Zubayr	Lieutenant Henri Bretonnet Solomon Braun Durand-Autier Gaourang II of Bagirmi

Placed at Sarh; 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 Kouno 1899, 111 km NW
Battle of Lai 1914, 230 km W
Battle of Maroua–Miskin 1902, 479 km W
Battle of Kousséri 1900, 489 km NW
Battle of Kusseri 1914, 490 km NW

Elsewhere in 1899

Siege of Mafeking South Africa
Battle of Magersfontein South Africa
Siege of Ladysmith South Africa
Battle of Stormberg South Africa
Battle of Colenso South Africa

Battle of Togbao is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 12 in present-day Chad.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872567, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Togbao, revision 1371606159, 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.