battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Namutoni

Name: Battle of Namutoni
Start: 1904-01-28
Location: Namutoni, Namibia

Battle of Namutoni was a battle fought on 28 January 1904 at Namutoni, in what is now Namibia. The recorded result: Fort Namutoni destroyed. Recorded strength: 4 Schutztruppe regulars; 3 colonial reservists against ~500.

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Fought28 January 1904

WhereNamutoni, Namibia18.808S, 16.940E

OutcomeFort Namutoni destroyed

BelligerentsGerman Empire; German Southwest AfricaagainstOdonga kingdom

Casualties and lossesNoneand68 killed; 48 missing; 20 wounded

Record

Date	28 January 1904
Place	Namutoni, Namibia 18.808S, 16.940E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	4 Schutztruppe regulars; 3 colonial reservists	~500
Casualties and losses	None	68 killed; 48 missing; 20 wounded
Commanders	Nehale lyaMpingana

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 Otavi 1915, 102 km SE
Battle of Mongua 1915, 144 km NW
Battle of Waterberg 1904, 189 km S
Battle of Naulila 1914, 298 km NW
Battle of Mufilo 1907, 305 km NW

Elsewhere in 1904

Battle of Port Arthur China
Battle of the Yellow Sea
Siege of Port Arthur People's Republic of China
Battle of Liaoyang People's Republic of China
Battle of Yalu River North Korea

Battle of Namutoni is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 7 in present-day Namibia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60524417, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Namutoni, revision 1370451263, 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.