List of uprisings in the German colonies
The list of uprisings in the German colonies contains uprisings and colonial wars against the German colonial rule or its local representatives in the overseas possessions of the German Empire from 1884 to 1915.
Riots
The tables contain the name of the uprising or rebels, the name of the area at that time, the period and central disputes - they do not claim to be complete:
German East Africa
There were four major skirmishes / battles / uprisings in German East Africa .
| revolt | Period | Fights (selection) |
|---|---|---|
| Arab uprising | 1888-1890 | |
| Chagga uprising | 1891-1892 | |
| Hehe uprising | 1891-1894 | Battle at Rugaro |
| Nyamwezi uprising | 1892-1893 | |
| Maji Maji Riot | 1905-1907 | Battle of Mahenge |
German South West Africa
Most of the battles of the German occupation forces in protected areas took place in German South West Africa .
| revolt | Period | Fights (selection) |
|---|---|---|
| Riots in Damaraland | 1888 | |
| Revolt of the Witbooi-Nama | 1890-1894 | The trigger was the battle of Hornkranz |
| Battle in the Naukluft Mountains | 1894 | Chamois , Gurus, Tsauchabtal , Uhunis |
| Uprising of the Swartbooi and Topnaar | 1891, 1897/98 | |
| Revolt of the Khauas-Nama | 1894 and 1895, 1896 | |
| Bondelswart revolt | 1895, 1898, 1903, 1908/09 | Great Karas Mountains , Warmbad |
| Rising of the Fransman-Nama | 1895 | |
| Uprising of the Ovambanderu | 1896, 1899 | |
| Orlam uprising | 1897 | |
| Bethany Nama uprising | 1898 | |
| War threat from Uukwambi king Negumbo | 1900, 1901 | |
| Uprising of the Grootfontein Süd-Baster | 1901 | |
| Rising of the Kavango | 1903 | |
| Uprising of the Nama in Maltahöhe | 1903 | |
| Nama uprising | 1904-1909 | |
| Herero uprising | 1904-1906 | Battle of the Waterberg |
| Rising of the Ondonga | 1909 | |
| Cape Nguni Uprising | 1910 | |
| Rehobother Baster uprising | 1915 | Garis, Hatsamas, Kobus, Neuras |
German colony of Cameroon
There were also some armed conflicts in Cameroon during the German colonial era.
| revolt | Period | Fights (selection) |
|---|---|---|
| Duala war | 1884-1885 | |
| Bafut Wars | 1891-1907 | Battle of Mankon |
| Dahomey uprising | 1893 | |
| Yaounde uprising | 1895-1896 | |
| Bule uprising | 1899 | |
| Bangwa uprising | 1899-1901 | |
| Fulbe War | 1899-1902 | Battle of Miskin-Maroua |
| Anyang uprising | 1904 | |
| Makaa uprising | 1906-1910 |
Other colonies
Occasionally there were violent clashes between German troops and local groups in other German colonies or protected areas.
| revolt | colony | Period | Fights (selection) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sokehs Riot | German New Guinea | 1910-1911 | |
| Mau uprising | German Samoa | 1908-1909 | |
| Boxer riot | Kiautschou and the surrounding area | 1900-1901 | |
| War against the Dagomba | Togo | 1896 | Battle of Adibo ( Yendi ) |
Remarks
The uprisings listed above consisted of a large number of individual skirmishes, punitive expeditions and campaigns. The annexes to the implementation regulations for the award of the colonial medal to participants in the colonial war contain a list of the events recognized for the award. For the largest colonies, German East Africa (1889–1907) 77, German South West Africa (1893–1904) seven and Cameroon (1891–1909) 101 ventures. Exceptions were the armed conflicts in East Asia of 1900/01 (" Boxer Rebellion ") and Southwest Africa of 1904/08 ( genocide of the Herero and Nama ), for which there were separate awards.
See also
literature
- Florian Hoffmann: Occupation and military administration in Cameroon. Establishment and institutionalization of the colonial monopoly of violence 1891–1914 . Göttingen 2007
- Reinhart Kößler : German colonial rule in Africa - major armed events . In: Helma Lutz and Kathrin Gawarecki (eds.): Colonialism and culture of remembrance . Münster: Waxmann Verlag, 2005, p. 30, ISBN 3-8309-1491-1 . ( Preview on Google Books )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Revolts against the German / South African colonial power. Klaus Dierks. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ Hans Emil Lenssen: Chronicle of German South West Africa 1883 - 1915. 7th edition, Namibia Scientific Society, Windhoek 2002, ISBN 3-933117-51-8 , p. 62.
- ↑ Hans Emil Lenssen: Chronicle of German South West Africa 1883 - 1915. 7th edition, Namibia Scientific Society, Windhoek 2002, ISBN 3-933117-51-8 , p. 121 ff.
- ^ Hans Emil Lenssen: Chronicle of German South West Africa 1883 - 1915. 7th edition, Namibia Scientific Society, Windhoek 2002, ISBN 3-933117-51-8 , p. 246 f.
- ↑ Uwe Schulte-Varendorff: "Schutztruppe", in: Ulrich van der Heyden and Joachim Zeller (eds.): Colonialism in this country - A search for traces in Germany. Sutton Verlag, Erfurt 2007, ISBN 978-3-86680-269-8 , pp. 386-390 (here: p. 387).