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Conflict Africa

Somaliland Campaign (Dervish War)

1899 CE – 1920 CE · 21 years

A 21-year insurgency led by Mohammed Abdullah Hassan and his Dervish state against British, Italian, and Ethiopian forces in the Horn of Africa. Ended only when the British deployed aircraft — one of the first uses of air power in colonial warfare.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Dervish State (Mohammed Abdullah Hassan)
  • British Empire, Italy, Ethiopia

Key moments

Defining events in the Somaliland Campaign (Dervish War).

  1. 1900 Battle of Jigjiga
  2. 1913 Battle of Dul Madoba
  3. 1920 Aerial bombing of Taleh

Elsewhere in Africa at the time

Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.

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Landmark · Africa

Thimlich Ohinga

1400 BCE – 1900 CE

Polity · Africa

Algeria

Founded 1900 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · Africa

Anglo-Ashanti Wars

1824 CE – 1900 CE

Landmark · Africa

Cathedral Notre-Dame du Congo

1914 CE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Sudan

Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · Africa

Second Boer War

1899 CE – 1902 CE

Landmark · Africa

Namugongo Martyrs' Shrine

1920 CE – still standing

Polity · Africa

South Africa

Founded 1910 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1899 CE and 1920 CE.

1899 CE Second Boer War 1899 CE Wadai War (French Conquest of Chad) 1904 CE Herero and Nama War 1905 CE Maji Maji Rebellion 1906 CE Bambatha Rebellion

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Washington National Cathedral Landmark · Americas 1907 CE – still standing Iran Polity · Middle East Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CE Panama Canal Route Trade route · Americas 1914 CE Queen Victoria Figure · United Kingdom 1819 CE – 1901 CE World War I Conflict · Europe 1914 CE – 1918 CE Our Lady of Lebanon Landmark · Middle East 1908 CE – still standing
Image credits6 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
  • Thimlich OhingaWycondi · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Flag of AlgeriaOriginal: National Liberation Front of Algeria Vector: SKopp · Public domain
  • Anglo-Ashanti warsOle Feldbæk, Ole Justesen: Danmarks Historie: Kolonierne i Asien og Afrika, Politikens Fo… · Public domain
  • Flag of Sudanwww.vexilla-mundi.com Flags of the World: Sudan - Flag Construction details · Public domain
  • Second Boer WarThe British Army and The Illustrated London News · Public domain
  • Flag of South AfricaFlag design by Frederick Brownell, image by Wikimedia Commons users · Public domain