Battle of Kwatarkwashi
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The Battle of Kwatarkwashi was a decisive battle between the British administered Protectorate of Northern Nigeria and forces of the Sokoto Caliphate's Kano Emirate. The defeat of the Kano cavalry in the battle marked the formative end of the Kano Emirate.
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Battle of Kwatarkwashi | |||||||
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Part of Pacification of Northern Nigeria | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Aliyu Babba Ahmadu Shahada † |
Frederick Lugard Wallace Duffield | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,000 cavalry.[1] |
100 cavalry, 2000 infantry. | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown, but heavy | 44 dead and wounded |
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