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thumb|upright|Monument erected by the Germans after the battle Lugalo is a village in Tanzania near Iringa which in 1891 was the site of a battle in which a German colonial military force under Emil von Zelewski was decisively defeated and almost annihilated by the Hehe army of Chief Mkwawa. This was the first major defeat for the German Schutztruppe and the beginning of the Hehe wars.

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Instance of
human settlement
Country
Tanzania
Located in
Kilolo District
Time zone
UTC+03:00

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Lugalo é uma vila na Tanzânia perto de Iringa que em 1891 foi o local de uma batalha entre uma força militar colonial alemã e o exército hehe do . Esta foi a primeira grande derrota da Schutztruppe alemã e o início das guerras hehes. Um monumento alemão marca o local próximo à rodovia TANZAM.

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