Battle of Banjo

Battle of Banjo
Part of the Kamerun campaign in World War I
Date4–6 November 1915
(2 days)
Location
Banjo, Kamerun
6°46′48″N 11°49′12″E / 6.78000°N 11.82000°E / 6.78000; 11.82000
Result British victory
Belligerents

British Empire

German Empire

Commanders and leaders
Brig. Gen. Frederick Cunliffe
Cap. Bowyer-Smijth †		 Cap. Adolf Schipper †
Strength
~200 23 Europeans
200 Africans
Casualties and losses
50 3 Europeans
25 Africans

During the Battle of Banjo or Battle of Banyo, British forces besieged German forces entrenched on the Banjo mountain from 4 to 6 November 1915 during the Kamerun campaign of the First World War. By 6 November much of the German force had deserted, while the rest surrendered. This led to an Entente victory, and marked the breakdown of German resistance in northern Kamerun.

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