Battle of Njinjo

Battle of Njinjo
Part of East African Campaign
DateOctober 1916
Location
Njinjo, German East Africa (in modern Kilwa District, Tanzania)
8°48′36.36″S 38°53′33.72″E / 8.8101000°S 38.8927000°E / -8.8101000; 38.8927000
Result British Victory[1]
Belligerents

German Empire

 British Empire British Empire
Battle of Njinjo is located in Tanzania
Battle of Njinjo
Location within Tanzania

The Battle of Njinjo was a minor engagement between British and German colonial forces during the East African Campaign of World War I.

References

  1. ↑ Anderson 2001, p. 56.
  • Anderson, Ross (2001). World War I in East Africa 1916-1918 (History PhD). University of Glasgow. p. 54–56.
  • Chisholm, Hugh (1922). The Encyclopædia Britannica, The Twelfth Edition, Volume 2. New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company, LTD.
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