Battle of Tabora

Name: Battle of Tabora
Start: 1916-09-08
End: 1916-09-19

8 Sep 1916 – 19 Sep 1916 · 5.02° S, 32.80° E

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When: 8 Sep 1916 – 19 Sep 1916
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 5.02° S, 32.80° E
Description: 1916 battle during the East African Campaign of WWI
War: World War I

Battle of Tabora

1916 WWI East African Campaign battle

The Battle of Tabora was a military action which occurred around the town of Tabora in the north-west of German East Africa during World War I. The engagement was part of the East Africa Campaign and was the culmination of the Tabora Offensive in which a Belgian force from the Belgian Congo crossed the border and captured the settlement of Kigoma and Tabora, pushing the German colonial army back.

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World War I28 Jul 1914 · Interstate war · Deaths 17,000,000

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