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 |
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Kamerun campaign (1914 – 1916) |
German Empire | British Empire | Defeat
|
Wilhelm II (Emperor of Germany) |
c. 5,000 soldiers killed |
Cameroon War (1955 – 1964) |
Before 1960 French Empire After 1960 |
UPC | Government's victory
|
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 |
Republic of Cameroon (1961–Present)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Head of State | Losses |
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Bakassi Conflict (2006 – 2009) Sporadic clashes (2009-Present) |
Cameroon | Bakassian insurgents
Nigerian rebels Sporadic clashes |
Victory | Paul Biya (President of Cameroon) |
Unknown |
Central African Republic Civil War (2013 – Present) |
Central African Republic South Africa (2012 – 2013) France |
Séléka
Anti-balaka |
Ongoing
|
Paul Biya (President of Cameroon) |
Unknown |
Boko Haram insurgency (2014 – Present) |
Nigeria Allies | Before 2015 Boko Haram Ansaru After 2015 |
Ongoing
|
Unknown | |
Anglophone Crisis (2017 – Present) |
Cameroon | Ambazonia | Ongoing
|
120+ |
Ambazonia Crisis (2017- Present)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Head of State | Losses |
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Battle of Batibo (March 3, 2018) |
Cameroon | Ambazonia | Indecisive | Paul Biya (President of Cameroon) |
Unknown |
Ndop prison break (July 28, 2018) |
Cameroon | Ambazonia | Defeat | Paul Biya (President of Cameroon) |
unknown |
Wum prison break (September 25, 2018) |
Cameroon | Ambazonia | Defeat | Paul Biya (President of Cameroon) |
Unknown |
Operation Free Bafut (26 April – May 1, 2020) |
Cameroon | Ambazonia | Armed seperaists Weakened but not expelled | Paul Biya (President of Cameroon) |
Unknown |
Operation Bamenda Clean (8 September 2020-Present) |
Cameroon | Ambazonia | Ongoing | Paul Biya (President of Cameroon) |
Unknown |
Operation Bui Clean (May – June 2021) |
Cameroon | Ambazonia | Cameroon claims Victory*Ambazonia forces remain a strong presence | Paul Biya (President of Cameroon) |
Unknown |
September 2021 Bamessing ambush (September 16, 2021) |
Cameroon | Ambazonia | Defeat | Paul Biya (President of Cameroon) |
15 |
Battle of Bambui (July 31, 2022) |
Cameroon | Ambazonia | Victory | Paul Biya (President of Cameroon) |
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.
- ^ Teretta 2013, pp. 178–179.
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nigerian Islamist militants return from Mali with weapons, skills". The Washington Post. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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Bibliography
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- 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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