Knowra Togoland campaign Togoland campaign The August 1914 Allied invasion of German Togoland, ending with the colony’s surrender to British and French forces. It was one of the first Allied campaigns of the First World War.
Kamina wireless station : A German communications station near Kamina in Togoland, equipped with a powerful wireless transmitter. Its destruction deprived Germany of a key communications link, prompting the final German withdrawal.
German Togoland : A German colony in West Africa from 1884 until its occupation by Allied forces in 1914. The campaign was the invasion and conquest of this colony.
Frederick John Dealtry Lugard : A British colonial administrator and soldier who governed Nigeria during the First World War. As governor of Nigeria, he helped organize the British contribution to the invasion.
Partition of Togoland : The division of former German Togoland into British and French administered territories after the First World War. The military victory led to Allied occupation and, later, the colony’s permanent division.
Battle of Chra : A battle fought near the Chra River in Togoland on 22 August 1914 between German and Allied forces. The German defensive position delayed the Allied advance but did not stop it.
First World War : A global war fought from 1914 to 1918 between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. The campaign began shortly after war opened between Britain, France, and Germany.
Charles Dobell : A British officer who commanded Allied forces in the conquest of German Togoland and Cameroon. He directed the Allied campaign and accepted the German surrender.
Togoland under British administration : The western portion of former German Togoland administered by Britain after the First World War. It emerged from the campaign’s occupation and subsequent division of the colony.
Lomé : The coastal capital of German Togoland, occupied by British forces on 8 August 1914. Its early capture gave the Allies a foothold before their inland advance.
Anglo-French Entente : The series of agreements between Britain and France, beginning in 1904, that eased colonial disputes and fostered cooperation. British and French forces cooperated in the invasion rather than competing over Togoland.
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