Battle of Kiawe Bridge
| Battle of Kiawe Bridge | |||||||
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| Part of East African Campaign | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| British Empire | German Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Edmund Gregory Auckland | Thadeus Most-Vortanberg | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,000 Soldiers | About 3,000 Defenders of the bridge | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 122 Killed in Action | 500 Killed and 2,500 taken prisoner | ||||||
The Battle of Kiawe Bridge was fought during the East African Campaign of World War I.
References
- Chisholm, Hugh (1922). The Encyclopædia Britannica, The Twelfth Edition, Volume 2. New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company, LTD.
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