Battle of Tug Argan
The Battle of Tug Argan was fought between forces of the British Empire and Italy from 11 to 15 August 1940 in British Somaliland (later the independent and renamed Somalia). The battle determined the result of the Italian conquest of British Somaliland after the Italian invasion and the larger East African Campaign of the Second World War.
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Battle of Tug Argan
The Battle of Tug Argan was fought between forces of the British Empire and Italy from 11 to 15 August 1940 in British Somaliland (later the independent and renamed Somalia). The battle determined the result of the Italian conquest of British Somaliland after the Italian invasion and the larger East African Campaign of the Second World War.
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102 wounded
120 missing
5 artillery pieces captured
5 mortars captured
7 aircraft destroyed
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1940-08-15
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Italian victory
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5,000 regular and colonial infantry
At least 24,000 colonial troops with 5,000 Italian regulars
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Map depicting the location of the Battle of Tug Agran and the British evacuation
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Italy
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A. R. Godwin Austin
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Arthur Chater
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Carlo de Simone
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Guglielmo Nasi
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Battle of Tug Argan
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the East African Campaign of the Second World War
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Italian victory
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At least 24,000 colonial troops with 5,000 Italian regulars
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