British East Africa

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1914

September

01
- First Indian contingent arrives at MombasaOn 1 September 1914 the first unit of Indian Expeditionary Force "C" reached Mombasa, sent to aid the weak forces of British East Africa.
- General Stewart takes command in East AfricaOn 1 September 1914 Brigadier-General James Marshall Stewart, commander of Indian Expeditionary Force "C", took command of the British forces in East Africa.

October

16
- Indian Expeditionary Force "B" sails for AfricaOn 16 October 1914 General Aitken's Indian Expeditionary Force "B" sailed from Bombay. Some 8,000 soldiers were to conquer German East Africa.
31
- Indian Expeditionary Force "B" off MombasaOn 31 October 1914 at Mombasa the command of Force "B" settled the plan to attack Tanga. After a two-week voyage the troops were not landed.
- Aitken replaces StewartAt the end of October 1914 Gen. Arthur Aitken took supreme command in East Africa. Gen. Stewart and his Force "C" came under his orders.

November

03
- Skirmish at LongidoOn 3 November 1914 Gen. Stewart's troops attacked the Germans on Mount Longido near Kilimanjaro. After a day's fighting the British withdrew.

December

1915

April

16
- Michael Tighe takes command in East AfricaOn 16 April 1915 General Michael Tighe replaced General Richard Wapshare as commander of the British forces in East Africa.

June

22
- British capture BukobaOn 22–23 June 1915 a British force sailed across Lake Victoria to Bukoba, broke the German defence, destroyed the wireless station and re-embarked.

1916

February

19
- Smuts takes command in East AfricaOn 19 February 1916 Gen. Jan Smuts landed at Mombasa and took over the East African command from Gen. Tighe. He decided to strike before the rainy season.

March