The Gold Coast Regiment in the East African Campaign

CONTENTS

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I.	The Voyage to and Arrival in East Africa	1

II.	The Advance on the Dar-es-Salaam—Lake Tanganyika Railway	10

III.	The Passage into the Uluguru Mountains—The Battles at Kikirunga Hill and at Nkessa	25

IV.	In the Kilwa Area—Gold Coast Hill	43

V.	In the Kilwa Area—In the Southern Valley of the Lower Rufiji	61

VI.	In the Kilwa Area—Mnasi and Rumbo	78

VII.	In the Kilwa Area—Narungombe	93

VIII.	The Halt at Narungombe	107

IX.	The Advances to Mbombomya and Beka	119

X.	Nahungu and Mitoneno	134

XI.	Ruangwa Chini to Mnero Mission Station	148

XII.	Lukuledi	161

XIII.	Expulsion of Von Lettow-Vorbeck from German East Africa	180

XIV.	Transfer of the Gold Coast Regiment to Portuguese East Africa	197

XV.	The Advance from Port Amelia to Meza	211

XVI.	The Engagement at Medo	232

XVII.	The Advance from Medo to Koronje and Msalu	250

XVIII.	The Expulsion of Von Lettow-Vorbeck from the Nyassa Company’s Territory and the Return of the Gold Coast Regiment to West Africa	268

APPENDICES

I.	The Mounted Infantry of the Gold Coast Regiment	279

II.	Honours and Decorations earned in East Africa	286

III.	Strength of the Regiment and Expeditionary Force at Various Periods, and Drafts dispatched to it from the Gold Coast	290

IV.	Letters of Appreciation from the General Officer Commanding Pamforce, and from the Gold Coast Government. Resolution passed by the Legislative Council	292

	Index	295

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