LIST OF WARS: DETAILS
Sokoto and UK vs Mahdist Revolt
Years: 1906-1906
Battle deaths: 2,080 [1]
Battle deaths: 2,080 [1]
Nation(s) involved and/or conflict territory [note]
United Kingdom, Nigeria
In 1906 a large Mahdist revolution began outside of the city of Sokoto in the village of Satiru, a combined force of the British and the British-appointed Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Attahiru II, destroyed the town and killed most residents involved. After 1907 there were fewer revolts and use of military force by the British and the focus of the High Commissioner turned toward taxation and administration.
Source: Wikipedia, published under the GNU FDL. Retrieved 2014-03-09
Source: Wikipedia, published under the GNU FDL. Retrieved 2014-03-09
SOURCES: FATALITY DATA
Notes on fatalities
[1] Battle deaths: Correlates of War, Extra-State War Data v4.0
NOTE ON NATION DATA
NOTE! Nation data for this war may be inconlusive or incomplete. In most cases it reflects which nations were involved with troops in this war, but in some it may instead reflect the contested territory.
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