Dul Madoba

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Battle of Dul Madoba
Part of 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

As soon as the Dervishes charged forward, all of the Dhulbahante tribesmen immediately fled the battlefield. The Constabulary were quickly outflanked on the right causing some of Corfield's men to disperse to the rear. The Maxim gun in the center fired a couple belts before it was jammed. Richard Corfield, who had positioned himself near the gun, was shot in the head and died instantly.^[5]

Captain G.H. Summers, who was badly wounded, and Cecil de Sivrac Dunn rallied the surviving Constabulary and formed a protective cover from the bodies of the dead camels. Dervish attacks, which consisted of forward rushes, continued in endless succession, and hand-to-hand fighting ensued. Several Dervishes penetrated the defenses, and attempted to capture the disabled Maxim gun. But at that critical moment, the Dervishes withdrew altogether as their stocks of ammunition were exhausted. The Dhulbahante who had initially fled the battle now returned to loot the bodies on the battlefield. 36 of the Constabulary including Corfield were killed in action, 21 were wounded and 24 had deserted. The survivors counted 395 dead Dervishes which had been left behind^[6][7]

See also

• Dervish Movement

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