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The Battle of Bukoba was the first victory for Entente forces in German East Africa, coming after the disastrous battles of Tanga and Jassin. The British objective was the destruction of the Bukoba wireless station. Due to Bukoba's location on the shore of Lake Victoria, it was decided that the raid should take the form of an amphibious assault. The raid was launched from Kisumu in British East Africa on 21 June 1915. Amongst the units chosen for the attack were the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and the 25th (Frontiersmen) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, more commonly known by their nickname the 25th 'Frontiersmen'. This unusual unit had been created by Colonel Daniel Patrick Driscoll as an irregular skirmish force shaped by his experiences during the Second Boer War, and drawn largely from his peacetime paramilitary group, the Legion of Frontiersmen. A number of big game hunters were recruited to the force by Driscoll—most notably Frederick Selous, who was 64 when he joined and who died in action at the age of 65.
Upon reaching the objective at Bukoba the attackers were accidentally landed in a large swamp and were pinned down by fierce rifle and machine gun fire from the German positions. Finally managing to escape the swamp, the British force was then stalled by snipers. The attack continued for a further two days in the town; however, casualties were light on both sides. The Frontiersmen took the town on 23 June. An Australian member of the unit, Lieutenant Wilbur Dartnell, climbed to the top of the town hall and removed the German Imperial Ensign from the flagpole as a symbolic gesture of victory. Bukoba fort and the wireless station were destroyed, the British also captured hundreds of rifles and 32,000 rounds of ammunition. Due to their status as an 'irregular' unit, the Frontiersmen were granted permission to loot the town by General Stewart. This predictably turned into a disaster, with the 25th robbing, raping and burning much of the town with such ferocity that the incident became known as the "Sack of Bukoba". It was later claimed by an embarrassed high command that no looting had taken place.
The aim of the raid, the destruction of the wireless station, was counterproductive for the British as it deprived them of the possibility of intercepting German transmissions. Bukoba was abandoned. After the battle, the 25th Battalion was ordered to guard the Uganda Railway between Nairobi and Mombasa, which was coming under heavy attack from German forces. During this period Wilbur Dartnell was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for an action which took place near Maktau on 3 September 1915.

Bukoba　ブコバ

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＞The Battle of Bukoba was the first victory for Entente forces in German East Africa, coming after the disastrous battles of Tanga and Jassin. The British objective was the destruction of the Bukoba wireless station. Due to Bukoba's location on the shore of Lake Victoria, it was decided that the raid should take the form of an amphibious assault. The raid was launched from Kisumu in British East Africa on 21 June 1915.
⇒「ブコバの戦い」は、ドイツ領東アフリカのタンガとジャシンにおける悲惨な戦いの後ながら、協商国軍にとって最初の勝利であった。英国軍の目的はブコバ無線局を破壊することであった。ブコバはビクトリア湖のほとりにあるため、襲撃は水陸両用攻撃の形を取るべきであると決定された。この襲撃は、1915年6月21日に英国領東アフリカのキスムから開始された。

＞Amongst the units chosen for the attack were the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and the 25th (Frontiersmen) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, more commonly known by their nickname the 25th 'Frontiersmen'. This unusual unit had been created by Colonel Daniel Patrick Driscoll as an irregular skirmish force shaped by his experiences during the Second Boer War, and drawn largely from his peacetime paramilitary group, the Legion of Frontiersmen. A number of big game hunters were recruited to the force by Driscoll—most notably Frederick Selous, who was 64 when he joined and who died in action at the age of 65.
⇒攻撃のために選ばれた部隊の中には、王立北ランカシャー連隊、第25（辺境開拓）大隊、王立火打石連隊など、第25「フロンティアズメン」（辺境開拓軍）の愛称で知られた部隊があった。この珍しい部隊は、ダニエル・パトリック・ドリスコル大佐が「第二次ボーア戦争」中の経験から編成された不規則な小競り合い軍団として創設され、主に平時の準軍事組織である「辺境開拓軍部隊」から抜擢された。ドリスコルによって、多くの大物ハンターがこの軍団に徴用された ― 特に目立った者はフレデリック・セルスで、彼は64歳で入隊し、65歳で戦死した。

＞Upon reaching the objective at Bukoba the attackers were accidentally landed in a large swamp and were pinned down by fierce rifle and machine gun fire from the German positions. Finally managing to escape the swamp, the British force was then stalled by snipers. The attack continued for a further two days in the town; however, casualties were light on both sides. The Frontiersmen took the town on 23 June. An Australian member of the unit, Lieutenant Wilbur Dartnell, climbed to the top of the town hall and removed the German Imperial Ensign from the flagpole as a symbolic gesture of victory.
⇒ブコバの目標に到達するや否や攻撃隊は誤って大きな沼地に上陸したので、ドイツ軍陣地からの激しいライフルと機関銃の発砲によって足止めされた。ようやく沼を脱出することに成功した英国軍だったが、狙撃兵に捕まってしまったりもした。攻撃は町でさらに2日間続いたが、死傷者は両軍とも軽微であった。辺境開拓軍は6月23日に町を占領した。部隊のオーストラリア人兵員、ウィルバー・ダートネル中尉は、市庁舎の最上階に登り、勝利の象徴としてドイツ帝国旗を旗竿から外した。

＞Bukoba fort and the wireless station were destroyed, the British also captured hundreds of rifles and 32,000 rounds of ammunition. Due to their status as an 'irregular' unit, the Frontiersmen were granted permission to loot the town by General Stewart. This predictably turned into a disaster, with the 25th robbing, raping and burning much of the town with such ferocity that the incident became known as the "Sack of Bukoba". It was later claimed by an embarrassed high command that no looting had taken place.
⇒英国軍はまた、ブコバ砦と無線局を破壊し、数百丁のライフルと32,000発の弾薬を捕獲した。「不規則軍」部隊としての地位のために、辺境開拓軍はスチュワート将軍から町を略奪する許可を与えられた。これは予想に反した災厄となり、25回目の強盗で町の大部分が強奪、強姦、焼却されたので、この事件は「ブコバの略奪」として知られるようになった。当惑した上官が、その後略奪は行わないことを主張した。

＞The aim of the raid, the destruction of the wireless station, was counterproductive for the British as it deprived them of the possibility of intercepting German transmissions. Bukoba was abandoned. After the battle, the 25th Battalion was ordered to guard the Uganda Railway between Nairobi and Mombasa, which was coming under heavy attack from German forces. During this period Wilbur Dartnell was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for an action which took place near Maktau on 3 September 1915.
⇒襲撃の目的とした無線局の破壊は、ドイツ軍の送信を傍受する可能性を奪われた英国軍にとって逆効果であった。ブコバは放棄された。戦闘後、第25大隊は、ドイツ軍からの激しい攻撃を受けるナイロビとモンバサの間のウガンダ鉄道を守るよう命じられた。この期間中、ウィルバー・ダートネル（中尉）は、1915年9月3日にマクタウ近くで行われた戦闘行動に対してビクトリア十字章を、死後に授与された。

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