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Battle of Moshi

Battle of Moshi was a battle fought in 1892 in what is now Tanzania. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: German victory. Recorded strength: ~1,400 against ~1,500.

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Fought1892
WhereTanzania3.335S, 37.340E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeGerman victory
BelligerentsGerman Empire; German East AfricaagainstMoshi Kingdom of the Chagga states
Casualties and losses5and135

Record

Date1892 (year precision)
PlaceTanzania
3.335S, 37.340E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength~1,400~1,500
Casualties and losses5135
Commanders
  • Friedrich von Schele
  • Mangi Meli
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Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Moshi is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 27 in present-day United Republic of Tanzania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q119438344, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Moshi, revision 1370450544, 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.