Battle of Zanzibar
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battle-of-zanzibar-222-2754315
title:
Battle of Zanzibar
text:
The Battle of Zanzibar was an encounter between the German Kaiserliche Marine and the British Royal Navy early in the First World War. While taking on coal in the delta of the Rufiji River in German East Africa, the German cruiser SMS Königsberg learned that a British cruiser, HMS Pegasus, which had been part of the Royal Navy's Cape Squadron sent to counter Königsberg, had put in at Zanzibar for repairs. Königsberg's captain, Commander Max Looff, decided to attack Pegasus while she was in port.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Encounter between the German Kaiserliche Marine and the British Royal Navy early in World War I
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Zanzibar
date created:
2010-01-05T00:45:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T08:33:31Z
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13
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