Sub-Saharan Africa, 04 Feb 1915: Early Victories of the Schutztruppe
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Political map of Sub-Saharan Africa on 04 Feb 1915 (World War I in Africa: Early Victories of the Schutztruppe), showing the following events: Ottoman entry into World War I; German campaign in Angola; Battle of Tanga; Battle of Kilimanjaro; Ottoman Jihad; Chilembwe uprising; Battle of Kakamas.

Belgian

Congo(Bel.)

F r e n c h W e s t A f r i c a(Fr. col. fed.)

Anglo-

Egyptian

Sudan(Br. adm.)

Union of

South Africa(Br. dom.)

Egypt(Br. prot.)

Madagascar(Fr.)

Kamerun(Ger. prot.)

East Africa
Protectorate(Br. prot.)

Italian
Somalia(It. prot.)

Aden prot.(Br. Ind. prot.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. garr.)

Cape
Verde(Port.)

Portuguese
East
Africa(Port.)

German
East Africa(Ger.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

French

Equatorial

Africa(Fr. col. fed.)

German
South
West
Africa(Ger.)

Bechuana-
land(Br. HCT)

Uganda(Br. prot.)

Gold
Coast(Br.)

Liberia(int. sup.)

Sierra Leone(Br.)

Pt. Guinea(Port.)

Southern Zone(Sp. prot.)

Northern
Rhodesia(BSAC adm.)

Middle
Congo(FEA)

Niger
Military Territory(FWA terr.)

Upper Senegal
and Niger(FWA)

Mauritania(FWA terr.)

Fr. Guinea(FWA)

Ivory
Coast(FWA)

Hobyo(semi-indep)

Majerteenia(semi-indep)

Darfur(A-E.S. vas.)

Ubangi-Shari-
Chad(FEA)

Southern
Territories(Fr. terr.)

Southern
Rhodesia(BSAC adm.)

Nyassa Co.(NC adm.)

Mozambique
Co.(MC adm.)

Zanzibar(Br. prot.)

S.T. & P.(Port.)

Seychelles(Br.)

St. Helena(Br.)

Tristan da Cunha(Br.)

Simon's Town(Br.)

29 Oct 1914Ottomans
enter WW1

31 Oct 1914–7 Jul 1915Germans invade southern Angola

2–5 Nov 1914Germans repel
British attack
on Tanga

3 Nov 1914Germans repel
British attack
near Kilimanjaro

14 Nov 1914Ottomans declare
jihad on Allies

Jan–Feb 1915Chilembwe leads
rebellion in
Nyasaland

4 Feb 1915German attack into
South Africa repelled

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