battle, nineteenth century

Adibo dali

Name: Adibo dali
Start: 1896-12-04
Location: Adibo, Ghana

Adibo dali was a battle fought on 4 December 1896 at Adibo, in what is now Ghana. It was part of Q2995403. The recorded result: German victory. Recorded strength: 4,000–7,000 men against 372 men, including 4 Europeans, 91 soldiers and 46 carriers; armed with breech-loaders.

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Fought4 December 1896

WhereAdibo, Ghana9.302N, 0.020E

OutcomeGerman victory

BelligerentsKingdom of DagbonagainstGerman Empire

Part ofQ2995403

Record

Date	4 December 1896
Place	Adibo, Ghana 9.302N, 0.020E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	4,000–7,000 men	372 men, including 4 Europeans, 91 soldiers and 46 carriers; armed with breech-loaders
Commanders	Yaa-Naa Kambon Nakpem Ziblim Achiri Damba Namonaa Mahamma Yalizolana Aliru	Valentin Von Massow Gaston Thierry

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Bafilo 1914, 137 km E
Battle of Atakpamé 1764, 232 km SE
Battle of Chra 1914, 268 km SE
Battle of Paouingnan 1823, 303 km SE
Battle of Agbeluvhoe 1914, 320 km SE

Elsewhere in 1896

Battle of Adwa Ethiopia
Defense of Van Turkey
Battle of Mek'ele Ethiopia
Battle of Binakayan–Dalahican Philippines
Battle of Porédaka Guinea

Adibo dali is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 15 in present-day Ghana.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2887801, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Adibo, revision 1370105899, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.