Second Battle of Edea

Second Battle of Edea
Part of the Kamerun campaign in World War I
Date5 January 1915
Location
Edea, Kamerun
Result French victory
Belligerents

 France

German Empire

Commanders and leaders
Colonel Mayer Major Carl Zimmermann
Strength
1,000
Casualties and losses
4 killed, 11 wounded 74–111 killed
102 wounded

The Second Battle of Edea was the German counter-attack against French forces stationed in the village of Edea during the Kamerun campaign of the First World War. Allied forces from Duala occupied the town following the First Battle of Edea in October 1914. The Germans, eager to retake the position attacked on 5 January 1915 but were repulsed by the French force.

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