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Description: | Nigerian artillery, possibly at Yabasi before the advance on Edea.
Following the occupations of Susa and Yabasi, General Dobell decided to send the main column of his attacking force by sea from Duala up the Nyong river and then to advance on land to Edea from Dehane. In order to divert the enemy's attention , two simultaneous columns were to advance by rail and up the Sanaga river. Colonel Mayer, of the French contingent, was to command the main column. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | West Africa 1914-1918 British Army Land Warfare Empire & Commonwealth | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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