Cameroonian Schutztruppe Soldiers in Spanish-Ruled Fernando Po during the First World War
A ‘Menace to the Peace’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9388298 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacqueline de Vries (0000-0002-0009-1323, University of Groningen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 280-301 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | War & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0729-2473 • E-ISSN: 2042-4345 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07292473.2018.1496788 |
| OpenAlex | W2898838737 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
When the German forces were ousted from Cameroon in early 1916, they fled south to neutral Spanish Guinea. Tens of thousands of Cameroonians joined them. Over 20,000 African soldiers and hangers-on were eventually accommodated by the Spanish authorities on the island Fernando Po, off the Cameroonian coast. Despite mounting Allied pressure on Spain to disband and repatriate the troops, they remained on the island until after armistice. They were largely under German control, and received military training during their internment. The delayed repatriation of Cameroonian soldiers, in 1919, had a pronounced effect on their communities at home
Ancient history · Archaeology · Economic history · Ethnology · German · Political science · Repatriation · World War II · African history and culture studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Hispanic-African Historical Relations · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |