Blantyre Raid | |||||||
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Part of The Chilembwe uprising during The Great War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Rebels | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | John Chilembwe | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 100 rebels | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1+ killed 5 rifles+ammunition captured |
Unknown number killed 5 captured |
The Blantyre Raid was an attack carried out by the rebel leader John Chilembwe and his followers on the African Lakes Company depot in Blantyre on 24 February 1915. The rebels failed to capture the depot, although they were able to seize a small number of rifles from the depot.