battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Zeila

Name: Battle of Zeila
Location: Zeila, Somaliland

Battle of Zeila was a battle fought in 1841 at Zeila, in what is now Somaliland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Zeila. The recorded result: Sharmarke Ali Saleh victory. Recorded strength: 2 battleships; 4 cannons; 50-150 musketeers against Zeila garrison.

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Fought1841

WhereZeila, Somaliland11.354N, 43.474E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSharmarke Ali Saleh victory

BelligerentsSharmarke Ali Saleh’s forcesagainstOttoman Empire; Ottoman Zeila

Casualties and lossesUnknownandEntire garrison killed or captured

Record

Date	1841 (year precision)
Place	Zeila, Somaliland 11.354N, 43.474E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Territorial change	Sharmarke Ali Saleh becomes the sole ruler of Zeila.
Strength	2 battleships; 4 cannons; 50-150 musketeers	Zeila garrison
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Entire garrison killed or captured
Commanders	Sharmarke Ali Saleh	Sayyid Muhammad al-Barr

Placed at Zeila; 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, 197 km SE
Battle of Das 1332, 209 km W
Capture of Aden 1548, 233 km NE
Siege of Aden 1513, 233 km NE
Aden Expedition 1839, 233 km NE

Elsewhere in 1841

Battle of Canton China
Battle of Canton People's Republic of China
Battle of Chinhai China
Battle of Ingavi Bolivia
Battle of Amoy People's Republic of China

Battle of Zeila is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q135116419, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Zeila (1841), revision 1381740921, 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.