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Dul Madoba
Historic (1913) battle site in Somalia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Dul Madoba was an engagement between British forces and the Dervish movement on 4 August 1913. During the battle, Ibraahin Xoorane (English: Ibrahim Hoorane) killed Richard Corfield.[1] A native Somali account of the battle is found in the poem Annagoo Taleex naal.[2][3]
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Battle of Dul Madoba | |||||||
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Part of Dervish Movement | |||||||
![]() British camel troopers in 1913, between Berbera and Odweyne in British Somaliland. | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
110 Somaliland Camel Constabulary | 2,750 | ||||||
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36 killed 21 wounded 24 deserted | 395 killed |
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