Battle of Nambanje

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]

Battle of Nambanje
Part of East African Campaign
Date 13 March 1917 Location Nambanje, German East Africa Result German victory
Belligerents
German Empire German East Africa	British Empire
Commanders and leaders
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck	T.J.W. Weld
Units involved
Schutztruppe	1st East African Division
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	7 killed 10 wounded 1 captured 1 machine gun captured

Notes

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

References

• Moyse-Bartlett, Lieutenant-Colonel H. (10 February 2012). The King's African Rifles. Vol. I. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 978-1-78150-661-5.

External links

• 1st East African Division (archived version)

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