battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Kano

Name: Battle of Kano
Location: Nigeria

Battle of Kano was a battle fought in 1903 in what is now Nigeria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 300 cavalry against 100 cavalry; 800 Infantry (rank and file).

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Fought1903

WhereNigeria12.000N, 8.517E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeBritish victory

Belligerents20px Sokoto Caliphate; 20px Kano EmirateagainstBritish Empire; 20px Protectorate of Northern Nigeria

Casualties and lossesUnknownand70 killed or wounded

Record

Date	1903 (year precision)
Place	Nigeria 12.000N, 8.517E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	300 cavalry	100 cavalry; 800 Infantry (rank and file)
Casualties and losses	Unknown	70 killed or wounded
Commanders	Madakin Kano	Thomas Morland

Placed at its recorded location; 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

Battle of Tsuntua 1804, 303 km NW
Battle of Sokoto 1903, 375 km W
Tabkin Kwatto 1804, 440 km W
Battle of Ogbomosho 1830, 547 km SW
Battle of Tepe 1914, 560 km SE

Elsewhere in 1903

Battle of Kano is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 15 in present-day Nigeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q18162687, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kano, revision 1370444724, 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.