Sadani is one of two places in Tanzania with this name.[clarification needed] This is the one in Tanga Region, near the coast.
History
editIn the East African campaign of World War I the British Royal Navy bombarded Sadani, first with the monitor Mersey on 26 July 1916 and then with the battleship HMS Vengeance on 3 August. This led the German East African authorities in Sadani to surrender to British land and naval forces.[1][2]
Transport
editBoth namesakes are served by nearby stations on the national railway network.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "HMS Manica – February to December 1916, UK out, German East Africa Campaign". Royal Navy Log Books of the World War 1 Era. Naval-History.net. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Cato, Conrad (1919). The Navy Everywhere. Constable: London.[page needed]
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