Suleiman Aden Galaydh

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rdf:langString Suleiman Aden Galaydh was the Darawiish military commander in the year 1903, when the Gumburu (Gumburka Cagaarweyne) and Daratoleh battles occurred. According to British sources, the number of military personnel he commanded stood at 2200, the highest battalion total for a solo commander in Darawiish history. Suleiman Aden Galaydh is also the only Darawiish commander to command three different types of military forces simultaneously, namely a cavalry, spearmen division and riflemen division. He hails from the Aden Gallaydh family, the most prominent family within the Darawiish. Commentary from Colonel Kenna within the British War Office intimate that Suleiman Aden Galaydh's force constituted the flank of the dervish (darawiish) army: The dervish flank is usually associated with the Golaweyne division of the Darawiish, meaning that Suleiman Aden Galaydh was commander of Golaweyne. Colonel Kenna sent parties of the tribal horse round on either side of the bush to take the enemy in the rear ... The enemy were under Suleiman Aden British War Office reports derived from captives in the British camp state that the darawiish flank commander Suleiman Aden Galaydh commanded 2,200 troops, which consisted of three different types of military units, i.e. cavalry, riflemen and spearmen, at 200, 500, and 1500 respectively. This is the highest count of troops commanded by a single dervish commander; its also the most varied brigade commanded by a single dervish commander: The enemy were under Suleiman Aden; their estimated strength was 500 rifles and 1,500 spears, with 200 ponies.