British 4-inch naval guns on improvised carriages in position above Njoro Drift during the two day bombardment of German positions at Salaita, 8 March 1916.
Date
12 February 1916
Location
Salaita, near Mount Kilimanjaro
Result
German victory
Belligerents
Germany
German East Africa
United Kingdom
South Africa
Rhodesia
India
Commanders and leaders
Georg Kraut
Wilfrid Malleson
Strength
2,300
6,000 41 machine guns 18 field guns
Casualties and losses
unknown (but light)
172 killed, wounded or missing
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t
e
East African Campaign
1914
Maziua
Lake Nyasa
Karonga
Zanzibar
Rufiji Delta
Kilimanjaro
Tanga
1915
Jassin
Bukoba
Lake Tanganyika
1916
Salaita
Latema Nek
Tabora offensive
Tabora
Kahe
Kondoa Irangi
Matamondo
Kilosa
Mlali
Dutumi
Kisaki
Kibata
1917
Behobeho
Nambanje
Rumbo
Narungombe
Mahiwa
Mahenge
Ngomano
1918
Namacurra
Lioma
Pere Hills
Chilembwe uprising
Makombe uprising
Barue uprising
The Battle of Salaita Hill (German: Battle of Oldoboro Hill) was the first large-scale engagement of the East African Campaign of the First World War to involve British, Indian, Rhodesian, and South African troops. The battle took place on February 12, 1916, as part of the three-pronged offensive into German East Africa launched by General Jan Smuts, who had been given overall command of the Allied forces in the region.
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Georg Kraut
Wilfrid Malleson
