Blantyre raid
1915 attack on the African Lakes Company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Blantyre Raid was an attack carried out by the rebel leader John Chilembwe and his followers on the African Lakes Company depot in Blantyre on 24 February 1915. The rebels failed to capture the depot, although they were able to seize a small number of rifles from the depot.
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Blantyre Raid | |||||||
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Part of The Chilembwe uprising during The Great War | |||||||
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Rebels | |||||||
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Unknown | John Chilembwe | ||||||
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Unknown | 100 rebels | ||||||
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1+ killed 5 rifles+ammunition captured |
Unknown number killed 5 captured |
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