Colony of Ubangi-Shari-Chad
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Was a French colony in central Africa, from an administrative point of view part of French Equatorial Africa.
Establishment
February 1906: A decree of February 11, 1906, relating to the reorganization of the possessions of the French Congo and dependencies, merged Ubangi-Shari and Chad to form the Colony of Ubangi-Shari-Chad.
Chronology
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Was a war between France and the Wadai Empire that resulted in the French conquest of the Wadai Empire and several other small polities in the Chad Basin.
May 1909: A column of 200 soldiers led by French Captain Jérusalemy inflicted heavy defeats on Wadaian forces at Dokotchi on 29 May 1908.
June 1909: A French column of 180 under Captain Jean-Joseph Fiegenschuh was able to occupy Abéché on 2 or 12 June 1909.
June 1909: Dud Murra, kolak (ruler) of Wadai refused to surrender to French forces and retreated northward into Senussi-held areas.
January 1913: Wadai was completely occupied by the French in 1912.
Was a global conflict between two coalitions, the Allies (primarily France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States) and the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). It was mainly caused by the competition of the western countries over domain in Europe and in the rest of the world with their colonial empires. The war ended with the defeat of the Central Powers. The war also caused the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Russian Civil War.
2.1.World War I African Theatre
Was the African Theatre of World War I.
2.1.1.Kamerun Campaign
Took place in the German colony of Kamerun in the African theatre of the First World War when the British, French and Belgians invaded the German colony.
March 1916: Provisional division of militarly occupied German Kamerun between France and the United Kingdom.
November 1911: With the Morocco-Congo Treaty of 1911, Germany recognized French domination over Morocco in exchange for new territories in Central Africa (the so-called Neukamerun territories). A smaller area in north-eastern Cameroon, known as Duckbill (German: "Entenschnabel", French: "Bec de canard), was incorporated into French Equatorial Africa instead.
December 1912: The French decided to take most of Dar al-Kuti under direct control. Kamun, the ruler of the Sultanate, fled east to Ouanda Djallé, and continued resisting French forces until December 17, 1912, when Ouanda Djallé fell to Captain Souclier and Kamun went into exile in Sudan.
April 1916: On April 12, 1916, the are of the modern-day Central African Republic again became the separate colony of Ubangi-Shari.
Disestablishment
March 1916: Provisional division of militarly occupied German Kamerun between France and the United Kingdom.
April 1916: On April 12, 1916, the are of the modern-day Central African Republic again became the separate colony of Ubangi-Shari.
