Lugalo

Lugalo German Monument

Lugalo is a village in Tanzania near Iringa which in 1891 was the site of a battle between a German colonial military force and the Hehe army of Chief Mkwawa. This was the first major defeat for the German Schutztruppe and the beginning of the Hehe wars.

A German monument marks the site next to the TANZAM-highway.

Coordinates: 7°44′14″S 35°52′40″E / 7.7372°S 35.8779°E / -7.7372; 35.8779


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