man lying on the ground
Photograph of Ali Dinar, last Sultan of Darfur, following his death in battle in 1916 at the hands of Anglo-Egyptian forces

The Triple Entente describes the informal understanding between the Russian Empire, the French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It formed a powerful counterweight to the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire. The conquest of many of these regions created resentment against the Entente colonial governments. Many of these regions had former uprisings or were in a constant state of rebellion.

When World War I broke out in late 1914 many communities saw it as their chance to overthrow the local colonial Entente governments. This was encouraged on 14 November 1914 when the religious leaders of the Ottoman Empire declared a holy war or jihad against the Entente powers.[1]

Australia

Name Location Insurrectionist Entente Power Start Date End Date Result Notes
Battle of Broken Hill Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia  Australia
 United Kingdom 		1 January 1915 1 January 1915 Suppressed [2]

Africa

See also: African theatre of World War I
Name Location Insurrectionist Entente Power Start Date End Date Result Notes
Maritz rebellion South Africa South African Republic  United Kingdom 15 September 1914 4 February 1915 Suppressed [3]
Chilembwe uprising Nyasaland (now Malawi) Chilembwe and his followers  United Kingdom 23 January 1915 26 January 1915 Suppressed [4]
Bussa rebellion Bussa, Nigeria Supporters of Sabukki, a local prince of the Borgu Emirate  United Kingdom June 1915 June 1915 Suppressed [5]
Adubi War Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria Egba rebels  United Kingdom June 1918 June–July 1918 July 1918 Suppressed

North Africa

Name Location Insurrectionist Entente Power Start Date End Date Result Notes
Anglo-Egyptian Darfur Expedition Darfur, now part of Sudan Sultanate of Darfur  United Kingdom 16 March 1916 6 November 1916 Suppressed [6]
Senussi campaign
  • Egypt
  • Libya
 Senussi January 1915 November 1918 Suppressed [7]
Zaian War French protectorate of Morocco Zaian Confederation  France 1914 1921 Suppressed [8]

British India

Name Location Insurrectionist Entente Power Start Date End Date Result Notes
Operations against the Mohmands, Bunerwals and Swatis in 1915 North-West Frontier Province, British India 2,000 tribesmen from Khost  United Kingdom 1915 1915 Suppressed [9]
Operations against the Mahsuds North-West Frontier Province, British India Mahsuds tribe  United Kingdom June 1917 July 1917 Suppressed [10]
Mohmand blockade Mohmand border along North-West Frontier Province, British India Mohmand tribe  United Kingdom 1915 July 1917 Suppressed [11]
Operations in the Tochi Tochi River, North-West Frontier Province, British India Three tribes (Mohmands, Bunerwals and Swatis  United Kingdom 28 November 1914 27 March 1915 Suppressed [12]

Europe

Name Location Insurrectionist Entente Power Start Date End Date Result Notes
Easter Rising Ireland Irish Republic Irish nationalist forces  United Kingdom 24 April 1916 29 April 1916 Suppressed [13]

Middle East

Name Location Insurrectionist Entente Power Start Date End Date Result Notes
Muscat rebellion Muscat and Oman (now Oman) Imamate of Oman  United Kingdom 1913 25 September 1920 Suppressed [14]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Gündoğdu 2020, p. 243.
  2. ^ Dash 2011.
  3. ^ Sondhaus 2020, p. 104.
  4. ^ Olson & Shadle 1996, p. 291; Strachan 2001, pp. 600, 636, 642.
  5. ^ Strachan 2001, p. 542.
  6. ^ Daly 2010, p. 113; Macmunn & Falls 1996, pp. 145–151.
  7. ^ Macmunn & Falls 1996, pp. 101–153.
  8. ^ Jaques 2007, p. 383.
  9. ^ Strachan 2001, pp. 790, 807–808.
  10. ^ Strachan 2001, pp. 807–808.
  11. ^ Macro 2019, p. 81.
  12. ^ London Gazette 1915.
  13. ^ Koch 2006, p. 984.
  14. ^ Landen 2016, pp. 392–399.

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