Battle of Banjo

Battle of Banjo
Part of the Kamerun campaign in World War I
Date 4–6 November 1915 Location Banjo, Kamerun Result British victory
Belligerents
British Empire British Nigeria	German Empire German Kamerun
Commanders and leaders
Brigadier General Frederick Hugh Cunliffe Captain Bowyer-Smijth  †	Captain Adolf Schipper  †
Strength
	23 Europeans 200 Africans[1]
Casualties and losses
50[2][3]	3 Europeans 25 Africans[2]

During the Battle of Banjo or Battle of Banyo, British forces besieged German forces entrenched on the Banjo mountain from 4 to 6 November 1915 during the Kamerun campaign of the First World War. By 6 November much of the German force had deserted, while the rest surrendered. The battle resulted in victory for the Allies and breakdown of German resistance in northern Kamerun.