Battle of Jabassi

Allied landings at Douala and Victoria on 27 September, under the command of Major General C. M. Dobell, met little resistance. German forces who had been occupying the coast had withdrawn along the northern railway to Dschang, along the Wuri River to Jabassi, and along the midland railway to Edea. From these positions, the Allied commander feared the Germans could easily attack Douala. Due to heavy rains, roads to Dachang, Jabassi, and Edea were washed out and impassable; however, Dobell felt that high water in the Wuri River made a boat-borne assault on Jabassi feasible. Six companies of the West Africa Regiment, two from the 1st Nigerians, one from the Gold Coast Regiment, and about 100 Royal Navy sailors and marines were assigned to the task. ==Battle==

First assault On 7 October, British forces under the command of Brigadier General Edmund Howard Gorges sailed up the Wuri river in barges with four field guns ==Aftermath==

This battle resulted in further German withdrawal into the mountainous interior of Kamerun. It also gave more protection to the Allied landing forces at Douala and Victoria from a feared German counter-attack. ==Notes==