Conflict: | Battle of Mufilo |
Partof: | Portuguese campaign against the Ovambo (1904-1907) |
Date: | 27 August 1907 |
Place: | Southwest of Portuguese Angola |
Result: | Portuguese victory |
Combatant1: | Portuguese Empire |
Combatant2: | Ovambo |
Commander1: | Alves Roçadas |
Commander2: | Sihetekela |
Strength1: | 2,300 men |
Strength2: | 20,000 men |
Casualties1: | 15 killed 55 wounded |
Casualties2: | Unknown |
The Battle of Mufilo (Portuguese: Combate de Mufilo) took place on 27 August 1907, in the southwest of Portuguese Angola, during the Ovambo resistance to Portuguese colonization.