battle, nineteenth century

Attack on Burtons Camp

Name: Attack on Burtons Camp
Location: Berbera, Somalia

Attack on Burtons Camp was a battle fought in 1855 at Berbera, in what is now Somalia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Berbera. It was part of Q131986087. The recorded result: Isaaq-Senussi victory. Recorded strength: 300 horsemen against 3 officers; several hundred footmen and camp followers.

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Fought1855

WhereBerbera, Somalia10.440N, 45.013E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeIsaaq-Senussi victory

BelligerentsIsaaq Sultanate; Habr Awal; Senussi OrderagainstBritish Empire

Casualties and losseslightandmost killed or captured

Part ofQ131986087

Record

Date	1855 (year precision)
Place	Berbera, Somalia 10.440N, 45.013E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Territorial change	withdrawal of the British expedition to the Nile River
Strength	300 horsemen	3 officers; several hundred footmen and camp followers
Casualties and losses	light	most killed or captured
Commanders	Sir Richard Francis Burton John Hanning Speke

Placed at Berbera; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

British attack on Berbera 1827, 0.6 km SE
Siege of Aden 1513, 260 km N
Aden Expedition 1839, 260 km N
Capture of Aden 1548, 262 km N
Ual-Ual Incident 1934, 360 km S

In the same war

Before: Mary Anne ship attack 1825

Elsewhere in 1855

Attack on Burtons Camp is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 7 in present-day Somalia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q131620798, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Attack on Burton's Camp, revision 1385056403, 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.