What the records say
- When
- 1841
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 11.35° N, 43.47° E
- Description
- 1841 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Zeila (1841)
Haji shermake takeover of Zeila
The Battle of Zeila (1841) was an armed confrontation between the Ottoman governor of Zeila and 50 Somali musketmen led by Sharmarke Ali Saleh who would end up succeeding Sayyid Mohamed el-Barr as governor of Ottoman Zeila.
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