Battle of Wami

Battle of Wami
Part of East African Campaign
German soldiers in East Africa
Location Wamic Result German victory British defeat Capture of all Indian soldiers German invasion East Africa
Belligerents
Germany East Africa	British Empire India South Africa
Commanders and leaders
William Dadiani II	Robert Anglison †
Strength
700	1200 British soldiers 234 Indian forces 798 in East Africa
Casualties and losses
34 killed	356 British soldiers killed 234 wounded 34 Indian soldiers killed 200 capture after killed 123 African soldiers killed 56 wounded

The Battle of Wami was fought during the East African Campaign of World War I, near the Wami River in present-day Tanzania.

References

• Chisholm, Hugh (1922). The Encyclopædia Britannica, The Twelfth Edition, Volume 2. New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company, LTD.