Battle of Kilimanjaro

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Date	1914
Location	Kilimanjaro, German East Africa
Result	Minor German victory

Belligerents

German Empire

British Empire

Casualties and losses

109

312

v • d • e East African Campaign

Kilimanjaro - Tanga - Jassin - Bukoba - Salaita - Latema Nek - Kahe - Kondoa Irangi - Dodoma - Mkalamo - Lukigura - Matamondo - Wami - Kilosa - Mlali - Morogoro - Kidodi - Dutumi - Kisaki - Njinjo - Kimbaramba - Kibata (1916) - Behobeho - Kibata (1917) - Mpotona - Utete - Nambanje - Kiawe Bridge - Rumbo - Narungombe - Mahiwa - Nyangao

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The Battle of Kilimanjaro took place in Tanganyika in 1914 and was a battle during the East African Campaign of First World War.

The Battle of Kilimanjaro was part of a two-pronged British invasion of German East Africa. The first prong attacked Tanga and resulted in the Battle of Tanga. The second prong attacked the German defences around Mount Kilimanjaro.

The British attacked the German defences at Kilimanjaro three times and they were repulsed three times. The British then tried out flanking the Germans with cavalry. But the British cavalry was cut to pieces by German machine guns. The British forces were then withdrawn back into Kenya.