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Battle of Kibosho
Part of the German Empire's conquest of East Africa
Date
12 February 1891
Location
Kibosho, German East Africa
Result
German victory
Belligerents
German Empire
German East Africa
Kibosho Kingdom of the Chagga states
Commanders and leaders
Hermann von Wissman
Mangi Sina of Kibosho
Strength
~800
~500
Casualties and losses
4
200
The Battle of Kibosho took place on February 12, 1891, in what is now Tanzania's Kilimanjaro Region, in Kibosho. The Kibosho kingdom was ruled by Mangi Sina while the conflict was between the German Empire, commanded by Major Hermann von Wissman.[1][2][3]
^Heath (2004), p. 131.
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