Battle of Kahe

Battle of Kahe
Part of East African Campaign
Date 18 March 1916 Location Kahe, German East Africa Result British Empire Victory
Belligerents
German Empire German East Africa	British Empire
Commanders and leaders
Hans Von Kruggenmeyer	General Sheppard
Strength
2,000 soldiers	500 soldiers
Casualties and losses
686 killed and 200 captured	21 killed

The Battle of Kahe was fought during the East African Campaign of World War I. It was the last action between German and Entente forces before the German retreat from the Kilimanjaro area. British and South African forces surrounded German positions at Kahe, south of Mount Kilimanjaro. Entente forces inflicted heavy casualties^[1] and captured large German artillery pieces while receiving comparably little casualties. German forces retreated from there, further into the interior of the colony.

References

1. Thompson, E S (1916). A Machine Gunner's Odyssey Through German East Africa: The Diary of E S Thompson, Part I. 17 January - 24 May 1916.

• Chisholm, Hugh (1922). The Encyclopædia Britannica, The Twelfth Edition, Volume 2. New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company, LTD.

Coordinates: 2°16′00″S 37°52′00″E / 2.266667°S 37.866667°E