Battle of Mufilo
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Battle of Mufilo | |||||||
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Part of Portuguese campaign against the Ovambo (1904-1907) | |||||||
Portuguese marine sergeants of the expeditionary force sent to fight the Cuamatos (photo taken in Lisbon on 15 May 1907 by Joshua Benoliel) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Portuguese Empire | Ovambo | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alves Roçadas | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,300 men | 20,000 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
15 killed 55 wounded | Unknown |
The Battle of Mufilo (Portuguese: Combate de Mufilo) was a battle occurring on 27 August 1907, in the southwest of Portuguese Angola, during the Ovambo resistance to Portuguese colonization.
Bibliography[]
This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (May 2016) |
- , Les Guerres Grises, résistances et révoltes en Angola (1845–1941), Éditions Pélissier, Orgeval, 1978.
Coordinates: 16°48′00″S 14°59′00″E / 16.8°S 14.9833°E
Categories:
- Conflicts in 1907
- Battles involving Portugal
- Battles in Angola
- Portuguese Angola
- 1907 in Africa
- African resistance to colonialism
- Angola stubs
- Battle stubs