Portuguese campaign in Mozambique (World War I)

Portuguese campaign in Mozambique
Part of East African campaign (World War I)

15th Infantry Battalion departs from Lisbon for African colonies, 1914
Date24 August 1914 – November 1918
Location
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom British Empire
Commanders and leaders
German Empire Wolfgang Weck
German Empire Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
German Empire Erich Müller
First Portuguese Republic Pedro Massano de Amorim
First Portuguese Republic Eduardo Costa  
First Portuguese Republic João Teixeira Pinto  
United Kingdom Eric Gore-Browne 
Strength
Unknown Initial deployment:
1,477[1]

The Portuguese campaign in Mozambique during World War I was part of the broader East African Campaign. This lasted until the collapse of German forces in East Africa in 1918.

  1. ^ Matias 2010, p. 33.

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