Dul Madoba

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Battle of Dul Madoba
Part of Dervish Movement
British camel troopers in 1913, between Berbera and Odweyne in British Somaliland.
Date 4 August 1913 Location Dul Madoba, British Somaliland Result Dervish victory
Belligerents
British Somaliland	Dervish Movement
Commanders and leaders
Richard Corfield †	Mohamed Abdullah Hassan
Strength
110 Somaliland Camel Constabulary	2,750
Casualties and losses
36 killed 21 wounded 24 deserted	395 killed

The Battle of Dul Madoba was an engagement between British forces and the Dervish movement on 4 August 1913. During the battle, Ibraahin Xoorane (English: Ibrahim Hoorane) killed Richard Corfield.^[1] A native Somali account of the battle is found in the poem Annagoo Taleex naal.^[2][3]