Battle of Lai

The Battle of Laï began on 21 August 1914 in Chad, during the First World War at the village of Laï, capital of the district of Logone, on the Logone River in the south.

Battle of Laï
Part of the Kamerun campaign in World War I
Date 21 August 1914 Location Southern Chad Result German victory
Belligerents
France French Equatorial Africa	Germany German Kamerun
Commanders and leaders
Capt. Jeanjean	Capt. Von Duhring
Strength
unknown	unknown
Casualties and losses
14 killed (1 lieutenant, 13 soldiers)	11 killed

A German column from Kamerun, led by Captain Von Duhring, attacked the village of Laï, defended by Captain Jeanjean. After a bitter fight, the French were driven out and the village was occupied by the Germans until 1 September 1914.

Sources

• Malval, J.; Tubiana, M. J. (1974). Essai de chronologie tchadienne, 1707–1940 (in French). Paris: Éditions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique. ISBN 2-22201-625-8.
• Moberly, F. J. (1931). Military Operations Togoland and the Cameroons 1914–1916. History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence (Battery Press 1995 ed.). London: HMSO. ISBN 0-89839-235-7.

External links

• Timeline, 1914