Naulila is a town and commune in the municipality of Ombadja, province of Cunene, Angola. Located on the Cunene River which separates Angola and Namibia, Naulila was the scene of fighting between Portuguese Angola and German South …

The Naulila Incident was a violent confrontation between Portuguese forces and a German delegation on October 19, 1914, near Naulila in southern Portuguese Angola. This incident later led to the German attack on Naulila, on December 18.

Portugal claimed damages from Germany relying on the arbitration clause contained in para. 4 of the annex to Arts 297 and 298 Versailles Peace Treaty (1919).

The battle of Naulila was fiercely fought over four hours and was marked by a series of episodes. First, the German mountain guns methodically took Fort Naulila apart and wrecked havoc on Portuguese troops, both native and European. Second, a company of native troops fighting with the Portuguese broke and ran in

A força portuguesa em Naulila dispunha de 400 homens de infantaria europeus, 180 homens de infantaria indígena, 3 peças de artilharia Erhardt e 4 metralhadoras, mais uma reserva de 240 homens de infantaria europeus, 60 indígenas e 2 peças de artilharia Canet.

Naulila was the scene of fighting between Portuguese Angola and German South West Africa during the early stages of World War I. On 19 October 1914, a German military column crossed the border and entered Angola without authorization from the Portuguese authorities.

In answering to these questions, we aimed to emphasize some strategic-military and operational aspects of the battle between Portuguese and German forces in Naulila, in South West Africa, in the context of the global conflict of the First World War.

Germany attacked a Portuguese fort in Mozambique in 1914 believing Portugal had declared war on them. During a later confrontation at another Portuguese fort called Naulilaa, three German officers were shot and killed. In response, Germany attacked six …

World War I in Angola and International Law: A Study in (Post-)Colonial Border Regimes and Interstate Arbitration on JSTOR. This book is not about a comparison, but rather a clash of two …

Naulila was the scene of fighting between Portuguese Angola and German South West Africa during the early stages of World War I. On 19 October 1914, a German military column crossed the border and entered Angola without authorization from …