Battle of Berbera | |||||||
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![]() An 1827 admiralty chart of Berbera | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Units involved | |||||||
Somali warriors | Royal Marines and Sepoys | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,000-2,500 men and several buggalows | 250 men with 2 corvettes and 1 sloop | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Several | Several including one Royal Marine killed | ||||||
Location within Somaliland |
The Battle of Berbera (January 10–11, 1827) was an engagement of the Royal Navy and East India Company against the Habr Awal clan. It was the culmination of previous British punitive expeditions against the Habr Awal.[1]
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