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First World War.com - Battles - The Battle of Tanga, 1914 |
 | | Often referred to as 'The Battle of the Bees', the Battle of Tanga, an amphibious attack launched by British and Indian forces, established the burgeoning reputation of Colonel (later General) Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck by the manner in which he successfully beat off the British-led attempt to capture German East Africa. |
| | However the British subsequently changed their minds and ordered General Aitken to capture the German colony via a landing at Tanga in November 1914; it was to be the first major action of the war in German East Africa. |
| | His war record was indeed remarkable; he never lost a battle and remained undefeated by the time he eventually 'surrendered' to the British on 25 November 1918, having belatedly heard of the Armistice from a captured British prisoner. |
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