List of wars involving Cameroon
This is a list of wars and conflicts involving the Republic of Cameroon and its previous states.
Pre-Colonial Cameroon (Before 1882)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Head of State | Losses |
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Fulani War (1804 – 1808) | Sokoto Caliphate | Hausa Kingdoms | Sokoto's victory
| Usman dan Fodio (Sultan of Sokoto) | Unknown |
Colonial Cameroon (1882–1961)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Head of State | Losses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kamerun campaign (1914 – 1916) | German Empire
| British Empire French Empire
Belgian Empire
| Defeat
| Wilhelm II (Emperor of Germany) | c. 5,000 soldiers killed[7] |
Cameroon War (1955 – 1964) | Before 1960 French Empire
After 1960 | UPC[9] | Government's victory
| Before 1960 (1955–1959) (1959–1960) After 1960 | 61,300 – 76,300 civilians killed[8] |
Republic of Cameroon (1961–Present)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Head of State | Losses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bakassi Conflict (2006 – 2009) Sporadic clashes (2009-Present) | Cameroon | Bakassian insurgents Nigerian rebels Sporadic clashes | Victory | Unknown | |
Central African Republic Civil War (2013 – Present) | Central African Republic South Africa (2012[10] – 2013)[11] France | Anti-balaka[17] | Ongoing
| Unknown | |
Boko Haram insurgency (2014 – Present) | Nigeria[19] | Before 2015 Boko Haram Ansaru[21] After 2015 Ansaru[21] | Ongoing
| Unknown | |
Anglophone Crisis (2017 – Present) | Cameroon | Ambazonia[24] | Ongoing
| 120+[25] |
Ambazonia Crisis (2017- Present)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Head of State | Losses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Battle of Batibo (March 3, 2018) | Cameroon | Ambazonia | Indecisive | Unknown | |
Ndop prison break (July 28, 2018) | Cameroon | Ambazonia | Defeat | unknown | |
Wum prison break (September 25, 2018) | Cameroon | Ambazonia | Defeat | Unknown | |
Operation Free Bafut (26 April – May 1, 2020) | Cameroon | Ambazonia | Armed seperaists Weakened but not expelled | Unknown | |
Operation Bamenda Clean (8 September 2020-Present) | Cameroon | Ambazonia | Ongoing | Unknown | |
Operation Bui Clean (May – June 2021) | Cameroon | Ambazonia | Cameroon claims Victory*Ambazonia forces remain a strong presence | Unknown | |
September 2021 Bamessing ambush (September 16, 2021) | Cameroon | Ambazonia | Defeat | 15 | |
Battle of Bambui (July 31, 2022) | Cameroon | Ambazonia | Victory | 26 |
References
Citations
- ^ Boyd 1986.
- ^ Killingray 2011, p. 117.
- ^ Buchan 1922, p. 150.
- ^ Dane 2017, p. 182.
- ^ Van Reybrouck 2014, p. 132.
- ^ Strachan 2004, p. 56.
- ^ Erlikman 2004.
- ^ a b c d Teretta 2013, pp. 178–179.
- ^ a b "Cameroon - Moving toward independence | history - geography". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "South Africa's Involvement in the Central African Republic". Stratfor Worldview. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "The hard lessons learnt in CAR". IOL News. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Central Africa on the Brink, Rebels Halt Their Advance". The New York Times. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Sangaris mission in CAR officially ends on October 30". Africa News. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Central African Republic: Security Council approves new peacekeeping force". United Nations News Center. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "UN peacekeepers are heading into the Central African Republic". Public Radio International. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Looting and gunfire in captured CAR capital". Al–Jazeera. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Christian militias take bloody revenge on Muslims in Central African Republic". The Guardian. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Central African Republic: Ex-president re-elected head of rebel movement". Fox News. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Boko Haram escalates battle with bold move into Chad". The Christian Science Monitor. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Cameroon says fights off Boko Haram attacks, kills 41 militants". Reuters. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Nigerian Islamist militants return from Mali with weapons, skills". The Washington Post. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Boko Haram swears formal allegiance to ISIS". Fox News. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Nigeria Boko Haram: Militants 'technically defeated' - Buhari". BBC News. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ a b "ADC Lands Ground Troops in Southern Cameroons, Declares War on LRC". Cameroon Journal. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cameroon says Military Casualties Mounting". Voice of America. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
Bibliography
- Buchan, John (1922). A History of the Great War. Vol. I. Boston and New York: Fb&c Limited. OCLC 558495465.
- Dane, Edmund (2017) [1919]. British Campaigns in Africa and the Pacific, 1914-1918. London: FB&C Limited. ISBN 9780266310419.
- Deltombe, Thomas (2011). Kamerun! Une guerre cachée aux origines de la Françafrique (1948 - 1971) (in French). Paris: La Découverte. ISBN 978-2-7071-5913-7.
- Erlikman, Vadim (2004). Poteri narodonaseleniia v XX veke : spravochnik (in Russian). Moscow: Russkai︠a︡ panorama. ISBN 5-93165-107-1.
- Killingray, David (2011). "The War in Africa". In John Horne (ed.). Companion to World War I. London: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 112–126. ISBN 9781118275801.
- Strachan, Hew (2004). The First World War in Africa. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-199-25728-0.
- Teretta, Meredith (2013). Nation of Outlaws, State of Violence: Nationalism, Grassfields Tradition, and State Building in Cameroon. Athens: Ohio University Press. ISBN 9780821444726.
- Van Reybrouck, David (2014). Congo: The Epic History of a People. Brussels: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780062200112.
- Boyd, Jean (1986). Mahdi Adamu (ed.). Pastoralists of the West African Savanna. Manchester, UK: International African Institute.
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