battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Jigjiga

Name: Battle of Jigjiga
Location: Jijiga, Ethiopia

Battle of Jigjiga was a battle fought in 1900 at Jijiga, in what is now Ethiopia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Jijiga. It was part of Menelik II's conquests, which ran from 1878 to 1904. The recorded result: Dervish victory. Recorded strength: 6,000 spearmen against 1,500 riflemen.

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Fought1900

WhereJijiga, Ethiopia9.350N, 42.800E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeDervish victory

BelligerentsDervish StateagainstEthiopian Empire

Casualties and lossesDisputedandUnknown

Part ofMenelik II's conquests1878 to 1904

Where it sits in Menelik II's conquests

5 placed engagements of Menelik II's conquests in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1900 (year precision)
Place	Jijiga, Ethiopia 9.350N, 42.800E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	6,000 spearmen	1,500 riflemen
Casualties and losses	Disputed	Unknown
Commanders	Mohammed Abdullah (Sayyid)	Ethiopian military titles

Placed at Jijiga; 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, 271 km NE
Battle of Das 1332, 279 km NW
Ual-Ual Incident 1934, 283 km SE
Siege of Aden 1513, 454 km NE
Aden Expedition 1839, 454 km NE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Chelenqo 1887
All 5 engagements of Menelik II's conquests

Elsewhere in 1900

Battle of Spion Kop South Africa
Battle of Kousséri Cameroon
Battle of Paardeberg South Africa
Battle of Peking People's Republic of China
Siege of the International Legations People's Republic of China

Battle of Jigjiga is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 56 in present-day Ethiopia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q123411905, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Jigjiga (1900), revision 1374252395, 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.