battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Kwatarkwashi

Name: Battle of Kwatarkwashi
Location: Nigeria

Battle of Kwatarkwashi 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; Dissolution of the Kano Emirate. Recorded strength: 3,000 cavalry. against 100 cavalry,; 2,000 infantry..

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Fought1903

WhereNigeria12.167N, 6.250E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeBritish Victory; Dissolution of the Kano Emirate

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

Casualties and lossesUnknown, but heavyand44 dead and wounded

Record

Date	1903 (year precision)
Place	Nigeria 12.167N, 6.250E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	3,000 cavalry.	100 cavalry,; 2,000 infantry.
Casualties and losses	Unknown, but heavy	44 dead and wounded
Commanders	Aliyu Babba Ahmadu Mai Shahada	Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard Wallace Duffield Wright

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 Sokoto 1903, 149 km NW
Battle of Tsuntua 1804, 164 km N
Tabkin Kwatto 1804, 219 km NW
Battle of Ogbomosho 1830, 430 km S
Battle of Òsogbo 1838, 523 km S

Elsewhere in 1903

Battle of Kwatarkwashi 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 Q18162693, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kwatarkwashi, revision 1370446566, 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.