East African Front August 3, 1914 - November 25, 1918 By Austin Hettrick, Kassie Cunningham, and Faith Howell

East African front importance Knows as the forgotten front During the campaign 750,00 square miles were used as battle grounds British felt threatened and tried to protect themselves.

5 Battles Battle of Sandfontein Battle of Tanga Battle of salaita hill Battle of Kilimanjaro Battle for Lake Tanganyika

Battle of Sandfontein When September 26, 1914 Location Sandfontein South Africa (Modern day Namibia) Who British German Battle type Combat Landscape Hot Dry

British side Troops 135 british Officers 2,436 Soldiers Weapons 4, 13-pound guns Animals 4,347 animals Casualties Winners Germans Losers British

German side Troops 1,700 riflemen Weapons 4 machine gun teams Artillery 10 pieces Casualties Winners Germans Losers British

Battle of Tanga Leading up to the battle - Britain decided to fall back on neutrality agreement and try and take over Tanga When - November 5, 1914 Who - Indian Expeditionary force ( Britain) vs. Germany Location- Tanga Landscape- very hot and humid, because it's so close to the equator it experiences very tropical weather, surround cities to Tanga are Mombasa, and Zanzibar Town Objectives- IEF: Invade German area for Britain. GER: Keep Germán territory intact Germans won and British lost . In result it was an unsuccessful invasion for Britain and somewhat successful win for Germany despite loss of resources This battle was said to be the longest battle for the Germans in WW1

Battle of Salaita Hill What Led Up to the Battle Events that led up to the battle were that Brigadier General Beves’ 2nd and 1st East African Brigade were chosen to attack Salaita. ( South African division ). Why and Where Events that led up to the battle were that Brigadier General Beves’ 2nd and 1st East African Brigade were chosen to attack Salaita. ( South African division ). Landscape The weather was very hot and humid. It was a sandy desert with not much cover. Troops Germans vs South Africans

Salaita Hill Part 2 Objective For Winning The South Africans objective for winning was to push the Germans away from the lookout post and the Germans wanted to defend themselves Final Result: South Africans win and send reinforcements near kilimanjaro. Africans had 6,000 men with 172 dead, wounded, or missing. The Germans had 2,300 to begin but it is unknown how many were killed because they fleeted the attack.url

Monument/ Memorial The # symbol No matter how many troops they had it wasn't enough to defeat the germans

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