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1,000 dervishes are massacred by British troops in Somaliland

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Monday, 11 January 1904

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

References:
• http://africanhistory.about.com/

Last updated : 02-Mar-2016

This article was produced for South African History Online on 06-Jan-2012

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