Battle of Kahe

Battle of Kahe
	Part of East African Campaign
	Kahe Battle of Kahe (Tanzania)
Date	18 March 1916
Location	Kahe, German East Africa
Result	British victory
Belligerents
German Empire German East Africa;	British Empire
Commanders and leaders
Hans Von Kruggenmeyer	General Sheppard
Strength
200	5000
Casualties and losses
66 killed; 20 captured	210 killed

The Battle of Kahe was fought during the East African Campaign of World War I. It was the last action between German and Entente forces before the German retreat from the Kilimanjaro area. British and South African forces surrounded German positions at Kahe, south of Mount Kilimanjaro. Entente forces inflicted heavy casualties[1] and captured large German artillery pieces while receiving comparably little casualties. German forces retreated from there, further into the interior of the colony.

References

Thompson, E S (1916). A Machine Gunner's Odyssey Through German East Africa: The Diary of E S Thompson, Part I. 17 January - 24 May 1916.

Chisholm, Hugh (1922). The Encyclopædia Britannica, The Twelfth Edition, Volume 2. New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company, LTD.

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[1] Thompson, E S (1916). A Machine Gunner's Odyssey Through German East Africa: The Diary of E S Thompson, Part I. 17 January - 24 May 1916.