Battle of Dul Madoba

Battle of Dul Madoba
Part of Dervish Movement

British camel troopers in 1913, between Berbera and Odweyne in British Somaliland.
Date4 August 1913
Location
Dul Madoba, British Somaliland
Result Dervish victory
Belligerents
 British Somaliland Dervish Movement
Commanders and leaders
British Somaliland Richard Corfield † Mohamed Abdullah Hassan
Strength
110 Somaliland Camel Constabulary 2,750
Casualties and losses
36 killed
21 wounded
24 deserted		 395 killed

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]

  1. ^ Xasan, Sayid Maxamad Cabdille; Ciise, Jaamac Cumar (2005). Taariikhdii daraawiishta iyo (in Somali). p. 275.
  2. ^ Samatar, Said S. (1980). "Gabay-Ḥayir: A Somali Mock Heroic Song". Research in African Literatures. 11 (4): 462. JSTOR 3818223.
  3. ^ "Buuraha Dulmadoobe (Dulmadoobe Buuraha) Map, Weather and Photos - Somalia: hills - Lat:9.1 and Long:45.8667". www.getamap.net. Retrieved 23 January 2022.