# Battle of Lai

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**The Battle of Laï** began on 21 August 1914 in [Chad](/source/Chad), during the First World War at the village of [Laï](/source/La%C3%AF), capital of the district of Logone, on the [Logone River](/source/Logone_River) in the south.

A German column from [Kamerun](/source/Kamerun), led by Captain Von Duhring, attacked the village of Laï, defended by Captain Jeanjean. After a bitter fight, the French were driven out and the village was occupied by the Germans until 1 September 1914.

## Sources

- Malval, J. & Tubiana, M. J. (1974). *Essai de chronologie tchadienne, 1707–1940* (in French). Paris: Éditions du [Centre national de la recherche scientifique](/source/Centre_national_de_la_recherche_scientifique). ISBN 2-22201-625-8.
- Moberly, F. J. (1931). *Military Operations Togoland and the Cameroons 1914–1916*. History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence. Battery Press 1995 ed. London: [HMSO](/source/HMSO). ISBN 0-89839-235-7.

## External links

- [Timeline, 1914](http://www.greatwar.co.uk/timeline/ww1-events-1914.htm)

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