What the records say
- When
- 6 Sep 1914
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 4.59° N, 12.47° E
- Location
- Nsanakong, German Kamerun
- Outcome
- German victory
- Belligerents
- German Empire, German Kamerun vs British Empire, British Nigeria
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Battle of Nsanakong
WW1 Battle in Kamerun (September 1914)
The Battle of Nsanakong or Battle of Nsanakang took place between defending British and attacking German forces during the Kamerun campaign of the First World War. The town of Nsanakong had been occupied by the British on 30 August 1914. On 6 September, German forces attacked, driving the British force over the border back into Nigeria.
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