Battle of Kilosa

Battle of Kilosa
Part of East African Campaign
Date 1916 Location Kilosa, German East Africa Result German victory
Belligerents
German Empire German East Africa	British Empire
Commanders and leaders
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck	unknown
Strength
450	1,200
Casualties and losses
31 killed 22 wounded	101 killed 233 wounded 866 captured

The Battle of Kilosa was fought during the East African Campaign of World War I. It was an example of a successful pincer movement which encircled the isolated British column.

References

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