Battle of Tanga
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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 du
"Battle of Tanga, 3rd–5th November, 1914" by Martin Frost (1875–1927)
Tanga in 1914
Askari skirmish, 1914, possibly Tanga
Dead Indian soldiers on the Tanga beach after the battle
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
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Lettow-Vorbeck was the only German commander to successfully invade a part of the British Empire during the First World War. His exploits in the campaign have been described by historian Edwin Palmer
Battle of Tanga
…battle was the first major engagement of the East African campaign and saw Aitken's troops defeated by a smaller force of German Schutztruppen under Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and forced to retreat. Lettow-Vorbeck's men captured weapons, medical supplies, tents, blankets, rations and several Maxim guns after the battle, which…
Lettow-Vorbeck in 1914
Lettow-Vorbeck's birthplace in Saarlouis
Captain von Lettow-Vorbeck, stationed in German South-West Africa in 1904
Great War poster of Lettow-Vorbeck leading African soldiers. Above: "Colonial Warriors' Donation"; below a facsimile of Lettow-Vorbeck's signature