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)[edit]

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 (1882–1961)[edit]

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 Kamerun^[2]	British Empire British Nigeria^[3] French Empire French Equatorial Africa^[4] Belgian Empire Belgian Congo^[5]	Defeat German soldiers surrender to the Allies.^[6]	Wilhelm II (Emperor of Germany)	c. 5,000 soldiers killed^[7]
Cameroon War (1955 – 1964)	Before 1960 French Empire French Equatorial Africa^[8] After 1960 Cameroon^[9] 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 (1961–Present)[edit]

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results	Head of State	Losses
Bakassi Conflict (2006 – 2009) Sporadic clashes (2009-Present)	Cameroon	Bakassian insurgents Nigerian rebels Sporadic clashes Biafra National league	Victory	Paul Biya (President of Cameroon)	Unknown
Central African Republic Civil War (2013 – Present)	Central African Republic South Africa (2012^[10] – 2013)^[11] France (2013^[12] – 2016)^[13] MISCA^[14]^[15] DR Congo^[12] Cameroon^[12] Chad^[12] Congo^[12] Gabon^[12] Angola^[12]	Séléka^[16] CPJP CPSK UFDR FDPC FPR 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] Allies Cameroon^[20] Chad^[19] Niger^[19] Benin^[19]	Before 2015 Boko Haram Ansaru^[21] After 2015 ISIL^[22] Boko Haram Ansaru^[21]	Ongoing Boko Haram incursions repelled.^[23]		Unknown
Anglophone Crisis (2017 – Present)	Cameroon	Ambazonia^[24]	Ongoing Ongoing separatist insurgency.^[24]		120+^[25]

Ambazonia Crisis (2017- Present)[edit]

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results	Head of State	Losses
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[edit]

Citations[edit]

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Teretta 2013, pp. 178–179.
^ ^a ^b "Cameroon - Moving toward independence | history - geography". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "South Africa's Involvement in the Central African Republic". Stratfor Worldview. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "The hard lessons learnt in CAR". IOL News. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Central Africa on the Brink, Rebels Halt Their Advance". The New York Times. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "Sangaris mission in CAR officially ends on October 30". Africa News. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ "Central African Republic: Security Council approves new peacekeeping force". United Nations News Center. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "UN peacekeepers are heading into the Central African Republic". Public Radio International. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Looting and gunfire in captured CAR capital". Al–Jazeera. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "Christian militias take bloody revenge on Muslims in Central African Republic". The Guardian. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "Central African Republic: Ex-president re-elected head of rebel movement". Fox News. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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.
^ ^a ^b "Nigerian Islamist militants return from Mali with weapons, skills". The Washington Post. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "Boko Haram swears formal allegiance to ISIS". Fox News. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "Nigeria Boko Haram: Militants 'technically defeated' - Buhari". BBC News. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "ADC Lands Ground Troops in Southern Cameroons, Declares War on LRC". Cameroon Journal. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Cameroon says Military Casualties Mounting". Voice of America. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

Bibliography[edit]

Buchan, John (1922). A History of the Great War. Vol. I. Boston and New York: Fb&c Limited. OCLC 558495465.
Dane, Edmund (2017) [1919]. British Campaigns in Africa and the Pacific, 1914-1918. London: FB&C Limited. ISBN 9780266310419.
Deltombe, Thomas (2011). Kamerun! Une guerre cachée aux origines de la Françafrique (1948 - 1971) (in French). Paris: La Découverte. ISBN 978-2-7071-5913-7.
Erlikman, Vadim (2004). Poteri narodonaseleniia v XX veke : spravochnik (in Russian). Moscow: Russkai︠a︡ panorama. ISBN 5-93165-107-1.
Killingray, David (2011). "The War in Africa". In John Horne (ed.). Companion to World War I. London: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 112–126. ISBN 9781118275801.
Strachan, Hew (2004). The First World War in Africa. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-199-25728-0.
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.

[FOOTNOTEBoyd1986-1] Boyd 1986.

[FOOTNOTEKillingray2011117-2] Killingray 2011, p. 117.

[FOOTNOTEBuchan1922150-3] Buchan 1922, p. 150.

[FOOTNOTEDane2017182-4] Dane 2017, p. 182.

[FOOTNOTEVan_Reybrouck2014132-5] Van Reybrouck 2014, p. 132.

[FOOTNOTEStrachan200456-6] Strachan 2004, p. 56.

[FOOTNOTEErlikman2004-7] Erlikman 2004.

[FOOTNOTETeretta2013178–179-8] Teretta 2013, pp. 178–179.

[britannica-9] "Cameroon - Moving toward independence | history - geography". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[stratfor-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.

[nytimes-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "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.

[Al–Jazeera-16] "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.

[Christian-19] "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.

[Washington-21] "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.

[ADF_Lands-24] "ADC Lands Ground Troops in Southern Cameroons, Declares War on LRC". Cameroon Journal. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}

[25] "Cameroon says Military Casualties Mounting". Voice of America. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

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