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Northern Rhodesia
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1914
September
05
Defence of Abercorn
On 5 September 1914 troops from German East Africa crossed the border of Northern Rhodesia. The small garrison of Abercorn held out until relief arrived.
09
Defence of Abercorn ends
On 9 September 1914 relief reached Abercorn in Northern Rhodesia. The reinforced garrison beat off another German attack and the raiders fell back.
1916
May
25
Northey's troops enter German East Africa
On 25 May 1916 four columns under General Northey were to surround German posts between Lakes Nyasa and Tanganyika. The Germans escaped from almost all.
June
08
British take Bismarckburg
On 8 June 1916 Lieutenant-Colonel Murray's column took Bismarckburg on Lake Tanganyika. The garrison escaped by boat at night; the flotilla came too late.
August
29
British occupy Iringa
On 29 August 1916 police of Murray's column, part of Northey's force, entered abandoned Iringa. The Germans withdrew south-east, towards Mahenge.
1918
November
01
Attack on Fife
On 1 November 1918 Lettow-Vorbeck struck the British post of Fife in Northern Rhodesia. The entrenched garrison held, and on 2 November the Germans left.
09
Lettow-Vorbeck takes Kasama
On 9 November 1918 Lettow-Vorbeck's vanguard took the abandoned town of Kasama in Northern Rhodesia. The Germans pushed south towards the Chambeshi depots.
14
Ceasefire in East Africa
On 13 November 1918 news of the armistice reached Lettow-Vorbeck in Northern Rhodesia. On 14 November, on the Chambeshi river, he agreed to stop fighting.
25
Surrender of Lettow-Vorbeck
On 25 November 1918 at Abercorn in Northern Rhodesia Lettow-Vorbeck surrendered. His Schutztruppe, unbeaten in the field, had 155 Europeans and 1,168 askaris.