Fifth Expedition (Somaliland)
| British Somaliland expedition 1920 | |||||||||
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| Part of Scramble for Africa and the Dervish War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| United Kingdom | Dervish Movement | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Robert Gordon Frederick Bowhill Mohamed Bullaleh Musa Egarreh |
Mohammed Hassan Haji Sudi † Ibrahim Boghol † Abdallah Shihiri Ismail Mire | ||||||||
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12 aircraft local gendarmerie 1 battalion (King's African Rifles) | Unknown | ||||||||
The Fifth Expedition of Somaliland which took place in 1920, was the final British expedition against the Dervish forces. Although the majority of the combat took place in January, British troops had begun preparations for the assault as early as November 1919. The British forces included elements of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Somaliland Camel Corps. After three weeks of battle, Diriye Guure's Dervishes were defeated, bringing an effective end to their 20-year resistance.