Battle

Battle of Tanga

3 Nov 1914 – 5 Nov 1914 · 5.07° S, 39.10° E

Open on the mapWikipedia
Open on the map

What the records say

When
3 Nov 1914 – 5 Nov 1914
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
5.07° S, 39.10° E
Location
Tanga, German East Africa
Outcome
German victory
Belligerents
British Empire, India vs German Empire, German East Africa

Battle of Tanga

1914 battle of the German East African campaign at the African theatre of World war 1

The Battle of Tanga, also known as the Battle of the Bees, was an unsuccessful invasion of the Port of Tanga in German East Africa by the British Indian Expeditionary Force "B" on 3–5 November 1914 during World War I. Under the command of the Major-General Arthur Aitken, British forces attacked Tanga in concert with Indian Expeditionary Force "C", which concomitantly attempted to capture Longido.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article

The source

Part of

Nearby in time and place