✦ History

Congo Arab war

April 1892 · Congo Free State

Result Congo Free State victory

The Congo Free State fought Arab-Swahili traders in the eastern Congo. Belgian-led forces won, ending Arab-Swahili power in the region.

On the map Contemporaries

Congo Free State

Other

Congo Free State
Francis Dhanis military commander Ngongo Lutete military commander Louis Napoléon Chaltin military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
c. 15,000–20,000
Killed
c. 20,000

Units

Force Publique