Battle of Waterberg

Overview

The Battle of Waterberg took place on August 11, 1904, at the Waterberg, German South West Africa, and was the decisive battle in the Herero uprising.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Significance

The Battle of Waterberg was the decisive engagement of the Herero uprising within the Herero Wars. Fought between a German Imperial force under Lothar von Trotha and a substantially larger Herero force under Samuel Maharero, the battle determined the outcome of the broader conflict. Its designation as the decisive battle of the uprising indicates that it effectively ended organized Herero military resistance, enabling German colonial forces to consolidate control over German South West Africa. The battle's outcome set the conditions for the subsequent treatment of the Herero people in the aftermath of the conflict.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (2)