Herero Wars

Herero Wars
Part of the Scramble for Africa

German troops in combat with the Herero in a painting by Richard Knötel.
Date1904–1908
Location
German South West Africa
Result German victory, systematic extermination of native peoples
Belligerents

 German Empire

Herero, Namaqua, and other Namibians
Commanders and leaders
German Empire Theodor Leutwein
German Empire Lothar von Trotha		 Samuel Maharero
Hendrik Witbooi †
Strength
Initial strength: ~2,000[1] Herero: 10,000[2]
Casualties and losses
  • KIA: 676
  • MIA: 76
  • WIA: 907
  • Died from disease: 689
  • Civilians: 100[3]
 As many as 65–70,000 including civilians[3]

The Herero Wars were a series of colonial wars between the German Empire and the Herero people of German South West Africa (present-day Namibia). They took place between 1904 and 1908.

  1. ^ Bridgman 1981, p. 112.
  2. ^ Bridgman 1981, p. 87.
  3. ^ a b Bridgman 1981, p. 164.