Battle of Kahe

The Battle of Kahe was fought during the East African Campaign of World War I. It was the last action between German and Entente forces before the German retreat from the Kilimanjaro area. British and South African forces surrounded German positions at Kahe, south of Mount Kilimanjaro. Entente forces inflicted heavy casualties[1] and captured large German artillery pieces while receiving comparably little casualties. German forces retreated from there, further into the interior of the colony.

Battle of Kahe
Part of East African Campaign
Kahe
Battle of Kahe (Tanzania)
Date18 March 1916
Location
Kahe, German East Africa
Result British victory
Belligerents

German Empire

  British Empire
Commanders and leaders
Hans Von Kruggenmeyer General Sheppard
Strength
200 5000
Casualties and losses
66 killed
20 captured		 210 killed

References
  1. Thompson, E S (1916). A Machine Gunner's Odyssey Through German East Africa: The Diary of E S Thompson, Part I. 17 January - 24 May 1916.
  • Chisholm, Hugh (1922). The Encyclopædia Britannica, The Twelfth Edition, Volume 2. New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company, LTD.

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