Tanga, Battle of, Tanga, Tanzania, 1914
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Bees, Battle of the, Tanga, Tanzania, 1914
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found: Work cat.: 2005357003: Anderson, Ross. The Battle of Tanga 1914, 2002:p. 9 (Battle of Tanga, fought between 2 and 5 November 1914)
found: Google web site, Aug. 31, 2007 (The Battle of Tanga (sometimes nicknamed the "Battle of the Bees") was the blundered attempt by the British Indian Army to capture German East Africa (present-day Tanzania) during World War I. It was the first major event in the war in Africa; date: November 3 - 5, 1914; location: Tanga, German East Africa; result: German victory; combatants: German Empire and British Empire)
notfound: Eggenberger, D. A dictionary of battles, 1967;The encyclopedia of military history, 1970;Harbottle, T. Dictionary of battles, c1971
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2007-08-31: new
2007-10-03: revised
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