Dul Madoba (Somali: Dulmadoobe) is a hill ridge 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Burao in Somaliland. Dul Madoba is located at an elevation of 922 metres above sea level.[1] It was also the location of a famous battle in which the Dervishes won a victory against the British, and wherein Ibraahin Xoorane (English: Ibrahim Hoorane) killed Richard Corfield.[2] A native Somali account of the battle is found in the poem Annagoo Taleex naal.[3]
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Dul Madoba
Dulmadoobe | |
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Hill ridge | |
Dul Madoba Location in Somaliland Show map of TogdheerDul Madoba Dul Madoba (Somaliland) Show map of Somaliland | |
| Coordinates: 9°6′0″N 45°52′0″E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Togdheer |
| District | Burao District |
| Elevation | 922 m (3,025 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Dervish veterans of the Dul Madoba battle have claimed that Ibraahin Xoorane (English: Ibrahim Hoorane) killed Richard Corfield: [2]
Koofil waxa hadal ugu dambeeyey ‘Bes! Bes! Bes!’ ujeeddaduna tahay ‘Iga daa’ ... Hase ahaatee waxa la weriyey inuu diley Darwiish la oran jirey Ibraahin Xoorane |
Corfield's last words were 'bes, bes, bes,' by which was meant 'leave me'. Nonetheless, it was reported that the killing was carried out by a Darawiish by the name of Ibraahin Xoorane |
The colonial version of events leading to the death of Richard Corfield at the hands of Ibraahin Xoorane (English: Ibrahim Hoorane) is as follows: [4]
Corfield, who throughout had been in the thickest of the fight, made a gallant effort to get the feed block out ; and it was then, about 7.15 a.m., that he was shot through the head and died instantly. As a well-known Somali remarked on hearing the news of his death, " Better a thousand Somalis had died than Corfield Sahib : for where shall we find another Corfield ?
— Douglas Jardine

Five British-friendly tribes were reported looted by Dervishes.[5] This was followed by a battle that took place on 4 August 1913, between 116 men of the Camel Constabulary of British Somaliland, commanded by Colonel Richard Corfield, with the initially accompanying Dhulbahante tribesmen not partaking in the fight,[6] and some 2,750 well-armed Dervish personnel lead by Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, nicknamed by the British as the Mad Mullah. Thirty-six of the Constabulary including Corfield were killed in action and 21 were wounded. Many of the Dervishes were also killed or wounded.[7]
A Dervish raid with 2,200 man had taken place, and it was reported that five Somali friendly tribes had been looted, and their camels and their stock had been driven off.
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