Battle of Waterberg
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The Battle of Waterberg took place on August 11, 1904, at the Waterberg, German South West Africa, and was the decisive battle in the Herero uprising.
Two shell casings from the battlefield at the Waterberg, found in October 2012
Memorial to fallen Herero warriors at the Waterberg Plateau
Lothar von Trotha
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Adrian Dietrich Lothar von Trotha was a German military commander during the European new colonial era. As a brigade commander of the East Asian Expedition Corps, he was involved in suppressing the Bo
Battle of Waterberg
…Africa (modern day Namibia), and was the decisive battle in the Herero uprising. The German Imperial Forces were under the command of Lieutenant General Lothar von Trotha and numbered just over 1,500. They were armed with 1,625 modern rifles, 30 artillery pieces and 14 machine guns. The Herero were under the command of…
Trotha in 1905
Lothar von Trotha
Trotha in South West Africa
Trotha in Hamburg, c. 1905