The Heroes
of the East African Campaign

This article complements the previous one on Hannyngton's Loop. Whilst Brigadier Hannyngton advanced with Centre Column down the Usambara...

In early March 1916 General Smuts ordered an attack into German East Africa near Taveta.

After a German attack on a bridge on the Uganda Railway, Nairobi HQ decided to send out three columns to confront the raiders.

The Kashmir Rifles at Tsavo donated their own boots & 200 yards of pugaree cloth was purchased to wrap around the remaining bare feet.

On 5th May 1915 Brigadier-General Malleson decided to reconnoitre the enemy post at Mbuyuni.

Shortly after setting out Walker saw a waterbuck & fired three shots at it, alerting everybody within earshot.

In late March 1915 KAR were chosen to operate against the German position on Salaita Hill east of Taveta.