siege, nineteenth century

Siege of Zeila

Name: Siege of Zeila
Location: Zeila, Somaliland

Siege of Zeila was a siege conducted in 1855 at Zeila, in what is now Somaliland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Zeila. The recorded result: Ottoman victory; Siege lifted. Recorded strength: 8 battleships against zeila garrison.

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Fought1855

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

OutcomeOttoman victory; Siege lifted

BelligerentsSharmarke Ali Saleh’s Forces; Habr Yonis; Habr Je'lo; IssaagainstOttoman Empire; Ottoman Zeila

Casualties and lossesUnknownandSeveral ships destroyed

Record

Date	1855 (year precision) to 1855
Place	Zeila, Somaliland 11.354N, 43.474E
Kind	Siege, nineteenth century
Territorial change	Abubakr Pasha reasserts control over Zeila in April 1856
Strength	8 battleships	zeila garrison
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Several ships destroyed
Commanders	Sharmarke Ali Saleh	Abubakr Ibrahim Chehem

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 1855

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

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q139570729, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Zeila (1856), revision 1383181671, 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.