| Fifth Expedition | |||||||||
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| Part of Somaliland campaign | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 United Kingdom |
 Dervish Movement | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg){kind=small} Robert Gordon Frederick Bowhill Mohamed Bullaleh Musa Farah Egarreh |
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan Haji Sudi † Ibrahim Boghol † Abdallah Shihiri Ismail Mire | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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12 aircraft local gendarmerie 1 battalion (King's African Rifles) | Unknown | ||||||||
The Fifth Expedition of the Somaliland Campaign, which took place in 1920, was the final British expedition against the Dervish forces. Although the majority of the combat took place in January, British troops had begun preparations for the assault as early as November 1919. The British forces included elements of the Royal Air Force and the Somaliland Camel Corps. After three weeks of battle, Diriye Guure's[1] Dervishes were defeated, bringing an effective end to their 20-year resistance.[2]
- ^ Omar, Mohamed (2001). The Scramble in the Horn of Africa. p. 402.
This letter is sent by all the Dervishes, the Amir, and all the Dolbahanta to the Ruler of Berbera ... We are a Government, we have a Sultan, an Amir, and Chiefs, and subjects ... (reply) In his last letter the Mullah pretends to speak in the name of the Dervishes, their Amir (himself), and the Dolbahanta tribes. This letter shows his object is to establish himself as the Ruler of the Dolbahanta
- ^ Baker, Anne (2003). From Biplane to Spitfire. Pen And Sword Books. pp. 161–162. ISBN 0-85052-980-8.