Battle of Rumbo

Battle of Rumbo
Part of the East African Campaign
Date 2–10 August 1917 Location Rumbo, German East Africa Result British-Portuguese victory
Belligerents
German Empire	British Empire Portugal
Commanders and leaders
Georg Gabriel Von Munthausen  (POW)	Albert Thyle Frederico Ryot
Strength
2,500 men	6,000 men
Casualties and losses
1,500 killed 600 captured	386 killed and some wounded or missing

The Battle of Rumbo 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.