battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Kouno

Name: Battle of Kouno
Start: 1899-10-28
Location: Moyen-Chari Region, Chad

Battle of Kouno was a battle fought on 28 October 1899 at Moyen-Chari Region, in what is now Chad. The recorded result: Stalemate. Recorded strength: 2,700 with firearms; 10,000 auxiliaries against 344 soldiers; 5 cannons.

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Fought28 October 1899

WhereMoyen-Chari Region, Chad9.846N, 17.661E

OutcomeStalemate

BelligerentsKanem-Bornu EmpireagainstFrance

Casualties and lossesHighand46 killed; 106 wounded

Record

Date	28 October 1899
Place	Moyen-Chari Region, Chad 9.846N, 17.661E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	2,700 with firearms; 10,000 auxiliaries	344 soldiers; 5 cannons
Casualties and losses	High	46 killed; 106 wounded
Commanders	Rabih az-Zubayr	Émile Gentil

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 Lai 1914, 157 km W
Battle of Kousséri 1900, 378 km NW
Battle of Kusseri 1914, 380 km NW
Battle of Maroua–Miskin 1902, 381 km W
Battle of Amja 1893, 399 km NW

Elsewhere in 1899

Siege of Mafeking South Africa
Battle of Magersfontein South Africa
Siege of Ladysmith South Africa
Battle of Stormberg South Africa
Battle of Colenso South Africa

Battle of Kouno is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 8 in present-day Chad.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871486, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kouno, revision 1370446113, 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.