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The Battle of the Rufiji Delta was fought in German East Africa (modern Tanzania) from October 1914 – July 1915 during the First World War, between the German light cruiser SMS Königsberg, and a powerful group of British warships. The battle was a series of attempts to sink the blockaded German cruiser that eventually resulted in the destruction of Königsberg.

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  • The Battle of the Rufiji Delta was fought in German East Africa (modern Tanzania) from October 1914 – July 1915 during the First World War, between the German light cruiser SMS Königsberg, and a powerful group of British warships. The battle was a series of attempts to sink the blockaded German cruiser that eventually resulted in the destruction of Königsberg.
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  • Battle of the Rufiji Delta
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  • 1 light cruiser sunk
  • 33 dead, mostly due to disease
  • captured freighter sunk
  • supply ship sunk
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  • British victory
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  • 1 light cruiser
  • 4 cruisers
  • 1 captured freighter (ex-British)
  • 1 civilian and 9 naval aircraft
  • 1 ship sunk as blockship
  • 1 supply ship
  • 1pre-dreadnoughtbattleship
  • 2monitors
  • various smaller craft
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