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The West Africa Campaign of World War I consisted of two relatively small military operations to capture the German colonies in West Africa: Togoland, and Kamerun. Togoland was captured in a few weeks in 1914, but Kamerun resisted until February 1916.

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  • West African Campaign (World War I)
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  • The West Africa Campaign of World War I consisted of two relatively small military operations to capture the German colonies in West Africa: Togoland, and Kamerun. Togoland was captured in a few weeks in 1914, but Kamerun resisted until February 1916.
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Strength
  • * Kamerun theater 3,400 in 1914, ~6,000 men in Nov. 1915 * Togoland ~1,500
  • Kamerun theater 19,000 Togoland theater * 500 men * 600 men
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Date
  • --08-03
Commander
  • Gen. Karl Zimmermann Major Hans-Georg von Döring Captain Georg Pfähler
  • Brig.-Gen. C.M. Dobell Lt.-Col. F.C. Bryant Col. E.H. Gorges Brig. Joseph Aymerich Col. Mayer Col. Brisset
Caption
  • African troops in German Kamerun
Casualties
  • 2000(xsd:integer)
  • 5000(xsd:integer)
  • African forces:
  • Cameroon theatre
  • European forces:
  • Togoland theatre
  • killed: 44
  • killed: 474
  • wounded: 1,110
  • wounded: 77
Result
  • Allied victory
Notes
  • 1(xsd:integer)
combatant
  • German Empire * Togoland * Kamerun
  • British Empire * Gold Coast * British Nigeria France * French Equatorial Africa Belgium * Belgian Congo
Place
  • Kamerun, Togoland, British Nigeria
Conflict
  • West Africa Campaign
abstract
  • The West Africa Campaign of World War I consisted of two relatively small military operations to capture the German colonies in West Africa: Togoland, and Kamerun. Togoland was captured in a few weeks in 1914, but Kamerun resisted until February 1916.
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