Battle of Kiawe Bridge

Battle of Kiawe Bridge
Part of East African Campaign
Date 29 July 1917 Location Kiawe Bridge, German East Africa Result British victory British forces captured Kiawe Bridge, German retreat
Belligerents
British Empire	German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Edmund Gregory Auckland	Thadeus Most-Vortanberg
Strength
4,000 Soldiers	About 3,000 Defenders of the bridge
Casualties and losses
122 Killed in Action	500 Killed and 2,500 taken prisoner

The Battle of Kiawe Bridge was fought during the East African Campaign of World War I.

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References

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