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Colonel Lettow- Vorbeck 

How does The Battle of Tanga relate to us today you ask? 

The battle of Tanga was handled pretty aggressivly in the begginning. Vorbecks went undeafeated and his men fought hard. Today we don't have battles at all like we use to. The way we tend to approach our fights though always seem to turn out violent and not good. In the end the East African war was handled nicely without violence, but instead talking. If possible, there should never be fighting. It never turns outthe way anyone wants. People die and places are hurt. Today we try to always approach things in a non violent way and it's a good way of dealing with rising fights. It's always better to slove thing with talking and laying things out rather then killing.

A map of where Tanga took place and how and what way troops attacked.

The battle of Tanga, also known as the battle of Bees was an attack on the British and Indian forces. Colonel Lettow-Vorbeck was known for his stopping of the British from there attempt to capture German East Africa. On August 17, an agreement that was suppose to innitiate local agression was thrown out by the people. Later the British later changed there minds. In 1914, General Aitken was hired to capture the Germans coming into Tanga. General Aitken used Indian reserves to fight. Over 8,000 poorly trained indians went to battle with Aitken.  On November 3, Aitken took his forces and placed them 3km away from the Harbour at Tanga. Aitken took his forces into Tanga to fight. German troops quickly ripped apart Aitkens forces where the fighting was led into the jungle. Fighting would often be interrupted by angry bees that stung many of the men. On November 4, Lettow- Vorbecks, out gunned and unprepared took 1000 troops and trained them the prussian tradition way. On November 5 Lettow - Vorbeck's  troops sent the British running back to their ships, after beating them by a long shot.

The  British had 847 casualties and 360 fatalities making the attack of Tanga was a high end defeat.  The Germans suffered as well in return having  67 deaths,from a total of 148 casualties. After the British retreated Lettow-Vorbeck aqquired  much supplies left behind by the British. Vorbeck gained rifles, machine guns and tons of ammunition to use. 

The East African war seemed to bestately and handled nicely for a few reasons including the opinion example. The British met the Germans met after the battle under a white flag and,compared ideas and opinions about the battle, while drinking rum. Also, while doing this they took care of the wounded. 

After the war the reputation of Colonel Lettow-Vorbeck continued to grow. Vorbeck was never left a battle undefeated until November 25, 1918 where he surrendered to to the british. He later returned to East Africa known as a Hindenburg.