MacLear then pushed his forces further inland towards the German stronghold of Garua but was repulsed in the First Battle of Garua on 31 August.
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Under the command of Captain Adolf Schipper, the fort had prepared itself for a long siege like the ones seen at Mora and Garua.
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At 6 : 30 p . m ., the German commander surrendered unconditionally and on June 11, Allied troops entered the forts at Garua.
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"' Garua "'is the dry winds that hit the lower western slopes of the Andes creating a low-level of cloud.
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The German forts at Garua had undergone considerable construction and fortification following the repulsion of British forces at the First Battle of Garua, eight months earlier.
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The German forts at Garua had undergone considerable construction and fortification following the repulsion of British forces at the First Battle of Garua, eight months earlier.
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Within the Andes Mountains the garua blocks out the sun for the cooler six months of the year, and there is almost no rainfall during this period.
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The "'First Battle of Garua "'took place from 29 to 31 August 1914 during the Kamerun Campaign of the First World War between Garua.
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The "'First Battle of Garua "'took place from 29 to 31 August 1914 during the Kamerun Campaign of the First World War between Garua.
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By mid June the German fortress at Garua had been taken in the Second Battle of Garua, and other German forces were retreating to the center of the colony.
