Battle of Mufilo

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Battle of Mufilo

Part of Portuguese campaign against the Ovambo (1904-1907)

Portuguese marine sergeants of the expeditionary force sent to fight the Cuamatos (photo taken in Lisbon on 15 May 1907 by Joshua Benoliel)

Date	27 August 1907
Location	Southwest of Portuguese Angola
Result	Portuguese victory

Belligerents

Portuguese Empire

Ovambo

Commanders and leaders

Alves Roçadas

Sihetekela

Strength

2,299 men

20,000 men

Casualties and losses

15 killed
55 wounded

Unknown

Portuguese colonial campaigns

The Battle of Mufilo (Portuguese: combate de Mufilo) was a battle occurring on 27 August 1907, in the southwest of Portuguese Angola, during the Ovambo resistance to Portuguese colonization.

Bibliography

René Pélissier, Les Guerres Grises, résistances et révoltes en Angola (1845–1941), Éditions Pélissier, Orgeval, 1978.

Coordinates: 16°48′00″S 14°59′00″E / 16.8°S 14.9833°E / -16.8; 14.9833

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