Battle of Agaarweyne

Battle of Agaarweyne
	; Colonel Plunkett's Fight Against Overwhelming Odds with the Mullah in Somaliland ; c. 1903 by The Sphere
Date	15 April 1903-17 April 1903
Location	Agaarweyne, Ogaden
Result	Dervish victory
Belligerents
Dervish Movement	British Empire; Ethiopia; Supported by:; Italy
Commanders and leaders
Mohamed Abdullah Hassan; Isman Boos	Arthur Plunkett †
Strength
10,000 infantry; 4,000 mounted horsemen	4041 colonial soldiers
Casualties and losses
Heavy	200+ soldiers killed; 9 officers killed

The Battle of Agaarweyne (also known as Gumburu) was fought on 15 April 1903, in Agaarweyne between the British under Colonel Plunkett and the forces of Haji Muhammad Abdullah Hassan. Reinforced with a superiority in firearms, Hassan was victorious and defeated the allied force.^[2]

^ Moyse-Bartlett, Lieutenant-Colonel H. (2012-02-10). The King's African Rifles - Volume 1. Andrews UK Limited. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-78150-661-5.
^ Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji (2003-02-25). Historical Dictionary of Somalia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6604-1.

[1] Moyse-Bartlett, Lieutenant-Colonel H. (2012-02-10). The King's African Rifles - Volume 1. Andrews UK Limited. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-78150-661-5.

[2] Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji (2003-02-25). Historical Dictionary of Somalia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6604-1.

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