Battle of Tabora 1916
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 8 September 1916 – 19 September 1916 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1916 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | World War I era (1914–1918) | derived from year |
| Location | Tanzania | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | East African Campaign | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Belgian Congo, German East Africa | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | -5.0167, 32.8000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Tabora (French: Bataille de Tabora; 8–19 September 1916) was a military action which occurred around the town of Tabora in the north-west of German East Africa (modern-day Tanzania) during World War I. The engagement was part of the East Africa Campaign and was the culmination of the Tabora Offensive in which a Belgian force from the Belgian Congo crossed the border and captured the settlement of Kigoma and Tabora (the largest town in the interior of the German colony), pushing the German colonial army back. The victory not only left much of the Ruanda-Urundi territory under Belgian military occupation but gave the Allies control of the important Tanganjikabahn railway.
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