Timeline
The following timeline provides a simple chronological listing of events relating to East Africa.
1914
| 13 August | Dar-es-Salaam attacked by the British. |
| 20 August | Taveta occupied by the Germans. |
| 5 September | Abercorn attacked by the Germans. |
| 7 September | German reverse near Tsavo. |
| 10 September | Kisi occupied by the Germans. |
| 12 September | Germans defeat near Kisi. |
| 2 October | British victory at Gazi. |
| 4 November | British defeat at Tanga. |
1915
| 8 January | British occupy Mafia off Rufiji River. | |
| 19 January | Germans capture Jasin and three Companies of British troops except 40 Kashmiris (ammunition depleted). | |
| 28 February | Blockade of coast declared. | |
| 6–9 March | Small successes on Victoria Nyanza. | |
| 29 April | Brigadier General Tighe to command. | |
| 30 May | ▶ Fighting round Uganda Railway, lakes and north-east Rhodesia (April and May). | ▶ Sphinxhaven (Lake Nyassa) captured by Lieut. Dennistoun, RN. |
| 25 June | Bukoba (Lake Victoria Nyanza) captured by Brigadier General J. Stewart. | |
| 28 June, 26 July | Fighting near Abercorn (north-east Rhodesia). | |
| 11 July | The SS Königsberg is destroyed in the Rufiji River. | |
| 10 September | Renewed activity; Skirmish south of Songwe River. | |
| 14 December | Sir H. Smith-Dorrien appointed Commander-in-Chief. |
Sources: Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War On This Day and its associated Index.
Text has been transcribed from two out-of-copyright sources: Chronology of the War (1918-1920), and History of the Great War – Principle Events 1914-1918 (1922). Spelling of place names are original to British use at the time. Some typos have been altered or corrected for consistency. Duplicate or identical events between these sources have been amalgamated; as a result the date and wording may differ to the original texts.
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Images come from scans or photographs of original sources, Wikimedia Commons, and the Imperial War Museum's online collections under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence. Attribution is given separately to the latter and do not come under the general licence of this site.
Advisory note: The information in these sources may not accurately represent up-to-date histories, present-day spelling of place names, or geographical boundaries. In some instances the language used may appear sexist or derogatory to the modern reader, and in rare cases, images may depict distressing scenes.
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