Second Battle of Garua

Second Battle of Garua
Part of the Kamerun campaign in World War I

German trenches at Garua during the Kamerun Campaign
Date31 May - 10 June 1915
Location
Garua, Kamerun
09°18′N 13°24′E / 9.300°N 13.400°E / 9.300; 13.400
Result Allied victory
Belligerents

 British Empire

 France

German Empire German Empire

Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Brigadier General Frederick Hugh Cunliffe Captain von Crailsheim  Surrendered
Units involved
West African Frontier Force
Strength
~500[1]
Casualties and losses
None[2][3] 249 captured[4]
others killed or deserted
German troops manning the defenses at Garua during the Kamerun Campaign

The Second Battle of Garua took place from 31 May to 10 June 1915 during the Kamerun campaign of the First World War in Garua, German Kamerun. The battle was between a combined French and British force and defending German garrison and resulted in an Allied victory.

  1. ^ Hilditch 1915, p. 39.
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