Siege of Mbombwe
| Siege of Mbombwe | |||||||
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| Part of the Chilembwe uprising in the African theatre of The Great War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Rebels | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Governor George Smith |
John Chilembwe † David Kaduya | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| King's African Rifles | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
|
2 killed 3 wounded | 20+ killed | ||||||
The siege of Mbombwe started on 25 January 1915 when soldiers of the Government of Nyasaland attacked the rebel capital of Mbombwe. The siege ended on the next day when troops from the King's African Rifles stormed the rebel capital after a fierce fight with the rebels.