Battle of Kilosa

Battle of Kilosa
	Part of East African Campaign
Date	1916
Location	Kilosa, German East Africa
Result	Decisive German victory
Belligerents
German Empire German East Africa;	British Empire
Commanders and leaders
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck	unknown
Strength
450	1,200
Casualties and losses
31 killed; 22 wounded	101 killed; 233 wounded; 866 captured

The Battle of Kilosa was fought during the East African Campaign of World War I. It was an example of a successful pincer movement which encircled the isolated British column.

References

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

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