All battles
9 battles on the list. Linked battles have a full record; the rest are proposed and will be written in turn.
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| Date | Battle | Sides | Why it mattered | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c. 727 BCE | Piye's conquest of Egypt | Kush under Piye against Egyptian and Libyan princes under Tefnakht | Brought a Nubian dynasty to rule Egypt | AF |
| c. 1235 | Kirina | Mandinka under Sundiata Keita against Sosso under Sumanguru Kanté | Founded the Mali Empire (known from oral tradition) | AF |
| 1591 | Tondibi | Saadi Morocco under Judar Pasha against Songhai Empire under Askia Ishaq II | Firearms destroyed the Songhai Empire | AF |
| 1665 | Mbwila | Portuguese Angola against Kingdom of Kongo under António I | King of Kongo killed; the kingdom broke apart | AF |
| 1879 | Isandlwana | Zulu Kingdom under Ntshingwayo kaMahole against Britain under Lord Chelmsford | Worst British defeat by an indigenous force | AF |
| 1896 | Adwa | Ethiopia under Menelik II against Italy under Oreste Baratieri | Kept Ethiopia independent | AF |
| 1898 | Omdurman | Britain and Egypt under Kitchener against Mahdist Sudan under Abdallahi ibn Muhammad | Machine guns against massed charges | AF |
| 1914 | Tanga | German East Africa under Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck against Britain and India under Arthur Aitken | Start of a four-year guerrilla campaign | AF |
| 1941 | Keren | Britain and India under William Platt against Italy under Nicolangelo Carnimeo | Decided the East African campaign | AF |