battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic

Tabkin Kwatto

Name: Tabkin Kwatto
Start: 1804-06-21
Location: Nigeria

Tabkin Kwatto was a battle fought on 21 June 1804 in what is now Nigeria. It was part of the Sokoto Revolution, which ran from 1804 to 1808. The recorded result: Decisive Sokoto victory.

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Fought21 June 1804

WhereNigeria13.486N, 4.755E

OutcomeDecisive Sokoto victory

BelligerentsGobir; Kel Gress Tuaregs; Sullubawa FulanisagainstSokoto Caliphate; Agali and Adar Tuaregs

Casualties and lossesHeavyandUnknown

Part ofSokoto Revolution1804 to 1808

Record

Date	21 June 1804
Place	Nigeria 13.486N, 4.755E
Kind	Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength	1000+ infantry; large force of light cavalry; Tuareg camel corps; 100 heavy cavalry	light infantry of mostly archers; 20+ light cavalry
Casualties and losses	Heavy	Unknown
Commanders	Yunfa	Abdullahi dan Fodio Ali Jedo Muhammad Bello

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 Sokoto 1903, 70 km SE
Battle of Tsuntua 1804, 167 km E
Battle of Ogbomosho 1830, 555 km S
Battle of Bafilo 1914, 597 km SW
Battle of Òsogbo 1838, 636 km S

Elsewhere in 1804

Battle of Sitka United States
Action of 5 October 1804 Portugal
Battle of Ganja Azerbaijan
Siege of Erivan Armenia
Battle of Suriname Suriname

Tabkin Kwatto is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 15 in present-day Nigeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q17042238, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tabkin Kwatto, revision 1370275019, 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.