Battle of Latema Nek

Battle of Latema Nek
Part of the East African Campaign (World War I)
Date11–12 March 1916
Location
Latema-Reata Hills, British East Africa
3°24′13″S 37°37′05″E / 3.40361°S 37.61806°E / -3.40361; 37.61806
Result British victory
Belligerents

 German Empire

 British Empire

Commanders and leaders
Major Georg Kraut Major-General Wilfrid Malleson
Brigadier-General Michael Tighe
Strength
1,500–2,000
3+ machine guns		 5 battalions
Casualties and losses
70+ killed 270 killed, wounded or missing
Location within Tanzania
Battle of Latema Nek (Africa)

The Battle of Latema Nek took place during the East African Campaign in World War I.

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