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eventREF E-0071843Revised

11 January 1904

1,000 dervishes are massacred by British troops in Somaliland

Updated
30 Sep 2019

1,000 dervishes are massacred by British troops in Somaliland.

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  1. 01https://africanhistory.about.com/

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, January 6). 1,000 dervishes are massacred by British troops in Somaliland. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071843

South African History Online (2012) '1,000 dervishes are massacred by British troops in Somaliland', South African History Online, 6 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071843 (Accessed: 31 October 2026).

South African History Online, 1,000 dervishes are massacred by British troops in Somaliland [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071843, (accessed 31 October 2026).

"1,000 dervishes are massacred by British troops in Somaliland." South African History Online, 6 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071843. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "1,000 dervishes are massacred by British troops in Somaliland." South African History Online. January 6, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071843.

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