Battle of Nambanje

Battle of Nambanje
Part of East African Campaign
Date 13 March 1917 Location Nambanje Result British defeat
Belligerents
King's African Rifles	Schutztruppe
Commanders and leaders
T.J.W. Weld	Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
Casualties and losses
one machine gun, 7 KIA, 10 WIA, 1 POW	unknown

The Battle of Nambanje was a minor engagement between British and German colonial forces during the East African Campaign of World War I. It involved the 1st East African Division and took place on 13 March 1917.^[1] Several British units were ordered to attack German forces that had been spotted near Nambanje. The British advance was detected by the Germans the day before, which enabled them to prepare and repulse the attack.^[2]

Notes

1. Chappell, Brad (2008-07-01). The Regimental Warpath 1914–1918. Ravi Rikhye. p. 398. ISBN 9780977607273.
2. Moyse-Bartlett 2012, pp. 360–.

References

• Chisholm, Hugh (1922). The Encyclopædia Britannica II (12th ed.). New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica. OCLC 48891533.
• Moyse-Bartlett, Lieutenant-Colonel H. (10 February 2012). The King's African Rifles I. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 978-1-78150-661-5.

External links

• 1st East African Division (archived version)

Coordinates: 8°42′33″S 38°36′01″E / 8.709063°S 38.600262°E