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
Fulani War
(1804 – 1808)		 Sokoto Caliphate Hausa Kingdoms Sokoto's victory
  • Establishment of the Sokoto Caliphate.[1]
Usman dan Fodio
(Sultan of Sokoto)
 Unknown

Colonial Cameroon (1882–1960)

British 12-pounder firing at Fort Dachang in 1915.
Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Head of State Losses
Kamerun Campaign
(1914 – 1916)		 German Empire German Empire United Kingdom British Empire

France French Empire

Belgium Belgian Empire

 Defeat
  • German soldiers surender to the Allies.[6]
Wilhelm II
(Emperor of Germany)
 c. 5,000 killed[7]
Bamileke War
(1955 – 1964)		 Before 1960
France French Empire

After 1960
Cameroon[9]
France French Empire[8]

 UPC[9] Government's victory
  • UPC rebellion crushed.[8]
 Before 1960
René Coty
(President of France)
(1955–1959)
Charles de Gaulle
(President of France)
(1959–1960)
After 1960
Ahmadou Ahidjo
(President of Cameroon)
 61,300 – 76,300 civilians killed[8]

Republic of Cameroon (1960–Present)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Head of State Losses
Central African Republic Civil War
(2013 – Present)		  Central African Republic
 South Africa
(2012[10] – 2013)[11]

 France
(2013[12] – 2016)[13]
Central African Republic Anti-balaka[17]		 Ongoing
  • Séléka rebel coalition takes power from François Bozizé.[16]
  • Stalemate, ongoing sectarian violence.[18]
Paul Biya
(President of Cameroon)
 Unknown
Boko Haram insurgency
(2014 – Present)		  Nigeria[19] Before 2015
Boko Haram
Ansaru[21]

After 2015
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ISIL[22]

Ansaru[21]

 Ongoing
  • Boko Haram incursions repelled.[23]
 Unknown
Anglophone Crisis
(2017 – Present)		  Cameroon Ambazonia[24] Ongoing
  • Ongoing separatist insurgency.[25]
 120+[26]

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Boyd 1986.
  2. ↑ Killingray 1930, p. 117.
  3. ↑ Buchan 1922, p. 150.
  4. ↑ Dane 1919, p. 182.
  5. ↑ Van Reybrouck 2014, p. 132.
  6. ↑ Strachan 2004, p. 56.
  7. ↑ Erlikman 2004.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Teretta 2013, pp. 178-179.
  9. 1 2 "Cameroon - Moving toward independence | history - geography". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "South Africa's Involvement in the Central African Republic". Stratfor Worldview. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "The hard lessons learnt in CAR". IOL News. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Central Africa on the Brink, Rebels Halt Their Advance". The New York Times. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Sangaris mission in CAR officially ends on October 30". Africa News. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Central African Republic: Security Council approves new peacekeeping force". United Nations News Center. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  15. ↑ "UN peacekeepers are heading into the Central African Republic". Public Radio International. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  16. 1 2 "Looting and gunfire in captured CAR capital". Al–Jazeera. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Christian militias take bloody revenge on Muslims in Central African Republic". The Guardian. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  18. ↑ "Central African Republic: Ex-president re-elected head of rebel movement". Fox News. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "Boko Haram escalates battle with bold move into Chad". The Christian Science Monitor. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  20. ↑ "Cameroon says fights off Boko Haram attacks, kills 41 militants". Reuters. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  21. 1 2 "Nigerian Islamist militants return from Mali with weapons, skills". The Washington Post. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  22. ↑ "Boko Haram swears formal allegiance to ISIS". Fox News. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  23. ↑ "Nigeria Boko Haram: Militants 'technically defeated' - Buhari". BBC News. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  24. ↑ "ADC Lands Ground Troops in Southern Cameroons, Declares War on LRC". Cameroon Journal. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  25. ↑ "ADC Lands Ground Troops in Southern Cameroons, Declares War on LRC". Cameroon Journal. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  26. ↑ "Cameroon says Military Casualties Mounting". Voice of America. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

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