Siege of Mora

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1916 siege. 

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1914 — 1916 CameroonKamerun campaignsiege
Last scene of the siege of Mora, 18 February 1916.png

Location: 11.05, 14.15, KML, Maps

Answering the German sign of truce from one of the British forts-an incident in the fighting for Mora Hill, Cameroon, just prior to the enemy`s surrender of this valuable position. Huge boulders had been used as a barricade.Answering the German sign of truce from one of the British forts-an incident in the fighting for Mora Hill, Cameroon, just prior to the enemy's surrender of this valuable position. Huge boulders had been used as a barricade.
Cameroon-German prisoners after the siege of Mora, February 1916Cameroon-German prisoners after the siege of Mora, February 1916
Captain Ernst von Raben (third from the left) at the moment of surrendering to the British officer in charge of the operations against Mora Hill. Note the two canine occupants of the enemy stronghold.Captain Ernst von Raben (third from the left) at the moment of surrendering to the British officer in charge of the operations against Mora Hill. Note the two canine occupants of the enemy stronghold.
Germany`s strongest entrenched position in North Cameroon, on this mountain crest, was surrendered to the Franco-British troops on February 18th, 1916.Germany's strongest entrenched position in North Cameroon, on this mountain crest, was surrendered to the Franco-British troops on February 18th, 1916.
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