What the records say
- When
- 30 Aug 1918 – 31 Aug 1918
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 15.18° S, 36.80° E
- Location
- Lioma, Portuguese East Africa (present-day Mozambique)
- Outcome
- See Aftermath section
- Belligerents
- British Empire, Nyasaland, United Kingdom vs German Empire, German East Africa
Battle of Lioma
Battle during the First World War
The Battle of Lioma was fought between the German Empire and British Empire during the East African Campaign of World War I. Having successfully evaded the Allies since late 1917, the German Schutztruppe under Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck waged a guerilla campaign in Portuguese East Africa, attacking and raiding settlements as well as forts in the search of supplies while inflicting as much damage as possible on the Allie…
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