Chronology Of World War 1
COLONIAL AND JAPANESE CAMPAIGNS
1914
There are British and German border raids in East Africa
through the end of the year.
Aug. 7-British and French invade German Togoland.
Aug. 20-27-British and French invade German Cameroons.
Aug. 23-Tsingtao is bombarded by Japanese.
Aug. 26-Togoland is captured by British and French.
Aug. 29-New Zealand expedition captures Western Samoa.
September-Japanese occupy German islands north of the equator.
Sept. 17-Australians complete capture of northeastern New Guinea.
Sept. 19-Union of South Africa forces capture Luderitz in German Southwest
Africa.
Sept. 27-French and British amphibious force captures Duala in Cameroons.
Oct. 9-Rebellion breaks out in Union of South Africa.
Nov. 4-British fail in attempt to capture Tanga in German East Africa;
Nov. 7-Tsingtao is captured by Japanese.
1915
British and German border raids occur all year in East
Africa.
Feb. 3-Rebellion in South Africa is quelled.
May 12-Union of South Africa forces capture Windhuk in German Southwest
Africa.
July 9-Germans in German Southwest Africa, cut off, surrender.
1916
Jan. 1-Yuande, principal German base in the Cameroons,
is captured by British.
Feb. 18-Last Germans in Cameroons surrender.
March 5-Combined British-Belgian-Portuguese invasion of German East
Africa begins.
July-British occupy northern half of German East Africa.
Sept. 3-Dar es Salaam, key port in German East Africa, is captured by
British.
1917
Nov. 28-Allies capture half of German forces in East
Africa.
Dec. 1-Allies occupy all of German East Africa.
1918
Nov. 25-Last members of German East Africa garrison
surrender to British in Rhodesia after 1,600-mile chase.
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