What the records say
- When
- Oct 1914 – 11 Jul 1915
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 7.87° S, 39.24° E
- Location
- Rufiji Delta, German East Africa (now Tanzania)
- Outcome
- British victory
- Belligerents
- United Kingdom vs German Empire
Battle of the Rufiji Delta
Naval battle of the East African Campaign
The Battle of the Rufiji Delta was fought in German East Africa from October 1914–July 1915 during the First World War, between the German Navy's light cruiser SMS Königsberg, and a powerful group of British warships. The battle was a series of attempts, ultimately successful, to sink the blockaded German light cruiser.
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