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Battle of Agbeluvhoe

Battle of Agbeluvhoe was a battle fought on 15 August 1914 at Togoland, in what is now Togo. It was part of Q659991. The recorded result: British and French victory. Recorded strength: 2,642 against 1,500.

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Map of the German colony of Togoland, 1914
Map of the German colony of Togoland, 1914. O'Neill, H. C. (Herbert Charles), 1879-1953, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought15 August 1914
WhereTogoland, Togo6.660N, 1.167E
OutcomeBritish and French victory
BelligerentsBritish Empire; Gold CoastagainstGerman Empire; Togoland
Casualties and losses83and41
Part ofQ659991

Where it sits in Q659991

Battle of Kusseri, 1914Battle of Agbeluvhoe, 1914Battle of Lai, 1914Battle of Chra, 1914Battle of Tepe, 1914Siege of Mora, 1914First Battle of Garua, 1914Battle of Nsanakong, 1914Battle of Ukoko, 1914Battle of Jabassi, 1914Naulila Incident, 1914First Battle of Edea, 1914Battle of Kilimanjaro, 1914Battle of Naulila, 1914Second Battle of Edea, 1915Battle of Kakamas, 1915Battle of Trekkopjes, 1915Battle of Gurin, 1915First Battle of Jaunde, 1915Second Battle of Garua, 1915Battle of Ngaundere, 1915Battle of Otavi, 1915Second Battle of Jaunde, 1915Battle of Banjo, 1915Battle of Kilosa, 1916Battle of Latema Nek, 1916Battle of Kahe, 1916Battle of Kondoa Irangi, 1916Battle of Mkalamo, 1916Battle of Tabora, 1916Battle of Dutumi, 1916Battle of Matamondo, 1916Battle of Kibata, 1916Battle of Beho Beho, 1917Battle of Nambanje, 1917Battle of Rumbo, 1917Battle of Narungombe, 1917Battle of Nurunyu, 1917Battle of Lioma, 191819141918Battle of Agbeluvhoe, 1914
39 placed engagements of Q659991 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date15 August 1914
PlaceTogoland, Togo
6.660N, 1.167E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength2,6421,500
Casualties and losses8341
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Battle of Agbeluvhoe is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 3 in present-day Togo.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870220, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Affair of Agbeluvoe, revision 1370104283, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.