Battle of Kano

Battle of Kano
	Part of the Pacification of Northern Nigeria
Date	1903
Location	Kano, Northern Nigeria
Result	British Victory
Belligerents
Sokoto Caliphate Kano Emirate;	British Empire Protectorate of Northern Nigeria;
Commanders and leaders
Madakin Kano	Thomas Morland
Strength
300 cavalry.	100 cavalry,; 800 Infantry (rank and file).
Casualties and losses
Unknown	70 dead and wounded

The Battle of Kano was an important battle in 1903 between the British Empire and the Sokoto Caliphate's Kano Emirate in what is now Northern Nigeria.

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