Togoland Campaign
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Was a French and British invasion of the German colony of Togoland in West Africa, which began the West African campaign of the First World War.
Chronology
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December 1916: Militarly occupied Togoland was divided into French and British administrative zones.
August 1914: The French advanced to Porto Seguro and Togo.
August 1914: A column under French Captain Marchand took Aneho.
August 1914: German Togo was occupied by France and Great Britain at the beginning of WWI.
August 1914: French and British forces arrived at Kamina. The German commander then surrendered on August 26, 1914.
August 1914: Allied troops led by French General Joseph Gaudérique Aymerich occupied the capital Lomé in Togoland, a German colony.
August 1914: The heaviest battle in Togo took place on August 22, 1914 near the Chra River. Due to the demoralized mercenaries and porters, and lack of ammunition, the position had to be evacuated by the Germans the following day.
