Second Battle of Jaunde

Second Battle of Jaunde
Part of the Kamerun campaign in World War I
Date 9 October 1915 – 1 January 1916 Location Area around Jaunde, German Kamerun Result Allied occupation of Jaunde
Belligerents
British Empire British Nigeria France French Equatorial Africa	Germany German Kamerun
Commanders and leaders
General Charles Dobell
Strength
8,000

The Second Battle of Jaunde involved the successful British and French assault on the German capital of Jaunde during the Kamerun campaign of the First World War. After the failure of the First Battle of Jaunde during the summer of 1915, the bulk of Allied forces had retreated to the Kele river. Following the Second Duala Conference where Allied commanders discussed the situation, it was decided that another assault should be attempted. Although the columns surrounding Jaunde were not in effective communication with one another, on 1 January 1916, British forces under Colonel Georges occupied the capital. By this time it had been abandoned by the German troops who had fled to the neutral Spanish colony of Río Muni. This Allied victory signaled the end of German resistance in Kamerun apart from the Siege of Mora which would continue for another few months.

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