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{{Short description|Historic (1913) battle site in Somalia}} |
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{{Infobox military conflict| |
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| conflict = Battle of Dul Madoba |
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| partof = [[Dervish movement (Somali)|Dervish Movement]] |
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| image = Engelse kameelruiters - English camel troopers.jpg |
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| caption = British camel troopers in 1913, between [[Berbera]] and [[Odweyne]] in [[British Somaliland]]. |
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| date = 4 August 1913 |
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| place = Dul Madoba, [[British Somaliland]] |
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| result = [[Dervish movement (Somali)|Dervish]] victory |
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| combatant1 ={{flag|British Somaliland|1903|name=British Somaliland}} |
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| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Dervish Somali flag.png}} [[Dervish movement (Somali)|Dervish Movement]] |
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| commander1 ={{flagicon|British Somaliland|1903}} [[Richard Corfield]]{{KIA}} |
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| commander2 = {{flagicon image|Dervish Somali flag.png}} [[Mohamed Abdullah Hassan]] |
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| strength1 = 110 [[Somaliland Camel Corps|Somaliland Camel Constabulary]] |
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| strength2 = 2,750 |
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| casualties1 = 36 killed<br>21 wounded<br>24 deserted |
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| casualties2 = 395 killed |
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}} |
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{{Campaignbox The Dervish War}} |
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The '''Battle of Dul Madoba''' was an engagement between British forces and the [[Dervish movement (Somali)|Dervish movement]] on 4 August 1913. During the battle, [[Ibraahin Xoorane]] ({{lang-en|Ibrahim Hoorane}}) killed [[Richard Corfield]].<ref name="tariikh">{{cite book |title=Taariikhdii daraawiishta iyo |first1=Sayid Maxamad Cabdille |last1=Xasan |first2=Jaamac Cumar |last2=Ciise |year=2005 |language=so |page=275}}</ref> A native Somali account of the battle is found in the poem ''[[Annagoo Taleex naal]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |journal=[[Research in African Literatures]] |volume=11 |issue=4 |year=1980 |page=462}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Buuraha Dulmadoobe (Dulmadoobe Buuraha) Map, Weather and Photos - Somalia: hills - Lat:9.1 and Long:45.8667 |url=http://www.getamap.net/maps/somalia/togdheer/_dulmadoobe_buuraha/ |access-date=23 January 2022 |website=www.getamap.net}}</ref> |
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==Battle== |
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Dul Madoba is a ridge some {{convert|25|mi}} southeast of [[Burao]] in what was then British Somaliland. On the 8th of August 1913, fleeing [[Dhulbahante]] tribesmen sought refuge with Corfield who was stationed at [[Beer, Togdheer|Ber]] with the [[Somaliland Camel Corps|Somaliland Camel Constabulary]]. The Dhulbahante informed him that the Dervish raided their settlements and captured their camel herds.<ref>Laurence, M. (2003). Heart of a Stranger. Canada: University of Alberta Press.pp.44-45</ref> Corfield set out to punish the Dervish and return the looted Dhulbahante livestock. The battle took place on 9 August 1913. On one side 110 members of the SSC from [[British Somaliland]] and 300 British-allied [[Dhulbahante]] tribesmen all under the command of Colonel [[Richard Corfield of Somaliland|Richard Corfield]] faced some 2,750 well-armed [[Dervish]] followers of [[Mohammed Abdullah Hassan]], nicknamed by the British as the ''Mad Mullah''. |
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As soon as the Dervishes charged forward, all of the [[Dhulbahante]] tribesmen immediately fled the battlefield. The Constabulary were quickly outflanked on the right causing some of Corfield's men to disperse to the rear. The Maxim gun in the center fired a couple belts before it was jammed. Richard Corfield, who had positioned himself near the gun, was shot in the head and died instantly.<ref>{{cite book|author=Douglas Jardine|url=https://archive.org/details/TheMadMullahOfSomaliland/page/n61/mode/2up?q=&view=theater|title=textsThe Mad Mullah Of Somaliland|publisher=Bellew|year=1923|isbn=978-0-947792-43-5|pages=225 }}</ref> |
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Captain G.H. Summers, who was badly wounded, and Cecil de Sivrac Dunn rallied the surviving Constabulary and formed a protective cover from the bodies of the dead camels. Dervish attacks, which consisted of forward rushes, continued in endless succession, and hand-to-hand fighting ensued. Several Dervishes penetrated the defenses, and attempted to capture the disabled Maxim gun. But at that critical moment, the Dervishes withdrew altogether as their stocks of ammunition were exhausted. The [[Dhulbahante]] who had initially fled the battle now returned to loot the bodies on the battlefield. 36 of the Constabulary including Corfield were killed in action, 21 were wounded and 24 had deserted. The survivors counted 395 dead Dervishes which had been left behind<ref>{{cite book|url= |
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https://books.google.com/books?id=t9MVBAAAQBAJ&q=corfield&pg=PA131 |title= Churchill and the Mad Mullah of Somaliland: Betrayal and Redemption 1899-1921 p.156.|isbn= 9781783463800|last1= Irons|first1= Roy|date= 4 November 2013|publisher= Pen and Sword}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Douglas Jardine|url=https://archive.org/details/TheMadMullahOfSomaliland/page/n61/mode/2up?q=&view=theater|title=textsThe Mad Mullah Of Somaliland|publisher=Bellew|year=1923|isbn=978-0-947792-43-5|pages=225 }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Dervish movement (Somali)|Dervish Movement]] |
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{{Portal|Somalia}} |
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==References== |
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*{{cite magazine |url= |last=Bartholet |first=Jeffrey |title=It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World |magazine=[[Newsweek]] |date=12 October 2009 |pages=43–47}} |
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*{{cite book |last=Jardine |first=Douglas |title=The Mad Mullah of Somaliland}} |
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*{{cite journal |last=Skoulding |first=F.A. |title=With 'Z' Unit in Somaliland |journal=[[RAF Quarterly]] |volume=2 |issue=3 |date=July 1931 |pages=387–396}} |
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{{Somaliland topics}} |
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[[Category:Mountains of Somalia]] |
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Revision as of 10:04, 18 September 2024
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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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| Belligerents | |||||||
 British Somaliland |
 Dervish Movement | ||||||
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Richard Corfield † |
Mohamed Abdullah Hassan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 110 Somaliland Camel Constabulary | 2,750 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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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 (Template:Lang-en) killed Richard Corfield.[1] A native Somali account of the battle is found in the poem Annagoo Taleex naal.[2][3]
Battle
Dul Madoba is a ridge some 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Burao in what was then British Somaliland. On the 8th of August 1913, fleeing Dhulbahante tribesmen sought refuge with Corfield who was stationed at Ber with the Somaliland Camel Constabulary. The Dhulbahante informed him that the Dervish raided their settlements and captured their camel herds.[4] Corfield set out to punish the Dervish and return the looted Dhulbahante livestock. The battle took place on 9 August 1913. On one side 110 members of the SSC from British Somaliland and 300 British-allied Dhulbahante tribesmen all under the command of Colonel Richard Corfield faced some 2,750 well-armed Dervish followers of Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, nicknamed by the British as the Mad Mullah.
As soon as the Dervishes charged forward, all of the Dhulbahante tribesmen immediately fled the battlefield. The Constabulary were quickly outflanked on the right causing some of Corfield's men to disperse to the rear. The Maxim gun in the center fired a couple belts before it was jammed. Richard Corfield, who had positioned himself near the gun, was shot in the head and died instantly.[5]
Captain G.H. Summers, who was badly wounded, and Cecil de Sivrac Dunn rallied the surviving Constabulary and formed a protective cover from the bodies of the dead camels. Dervish attacks, which consisted of forward rushes, continued in endless succession, and hand-to-hand fighting ensued. Several Dervishes penetrated the defenses, and attempted to capture the disabled Maxim gun. But at that critical moment, the Dervishes withdrew altogether as their stocks of ammunition were exhausted. The Dhulbahante who had initially fled the battle now returned to loot the bodies on the battlefield. 36 of the Constabulary including Corfield were killed in action, 21 were wounded and 24 had deserted. The survivors counted 395 dead Dervishes which had been left behind[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ Xasan, Sayid Maxamad Cabdille; Ciise, Jaamac Cumar (2005). Taariikhdii daraawiishta iyo (in Somali). p. 275.
- ^ Research in African Literatures. 11 (4): 462. 1980.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Buuraha Dulmadoobe (Dulmadoobe Buuraha) Map, Weather and Photos - Somalia: hills - Lat:9.1 and Long:45.8667". www.getamap.net. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ Laurence, M. (2003). Heart of a Stranger. Canada: University of Alberta Press.pp.44-45
- ^ Douglas Jardine (1923). textsThe Mad Mullah Of Somaliland. Bellew. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-947792-43-5.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ Irons, Roy (4 November 2013). Churchill and the Mad Mullah of Somaliland: Betrayal and Redemption 1899-1921 p.156. Pen and Sword. ISBN 9781783463800.
- ^ Douglas Jardine (1923). textsThe Mad Mullah Of Somaliland. Bellew. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-947792-43-5.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
- Bartholet, Jeffrey (12 October 2009). "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World". Newsweek. pp. 43–47.
- Jardine, Douglas. The Mad Mullah of Somaliland.
- Skoulding, F.A. (July 1931). "With 'Z' Unit in Somaliland". RAF Quarterly. 2 (3): 387–396.
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