Battle of Erego

Battle of Erego
	; A charge of Somali horsemen at Erego
Date	October 6, 1902
Location	Erego (modern-day Somalia)
Result	Dervish victory
Belligerents
Dervish Movement	British Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mohamed Abdullah Hassan	Colonel Swayne (WIA)
Strength
600 or more riflemen accompanied by spearmen.	2,360 British troops; 1,189 reinforcements
Casualties and losses
15 riflemen killed; 200 wounded; Heavy amount of spearmen killed or injured	Hundreds of troops killed or wounded; 2 high-ranking officers killed; 99 levy and communication troops killed; 2 maxim guns lost

The Battle of Erego (also known as Beerdhiga) occurred on October 6, 1902, in Hodayo, about 70 miles north of Galkacyo. The battle involved British colonial forces, led by Colonel Swayne, and Somali troops (known as Dervishes) under the command of Haji Muhammad Abdullah Hassan. The Dervishes won by ambushing the British forces. The battle was an early conflict of the Somaliland campaign.