aug 7, 1914 - British colonial troops of the British Gold Coast Regiment, entering the German West African colony of Togoland, encounter the German-led police force at a factory in Nuatja, near Lomé, and the police open fire on the patrol.[13] Alhaji Grunshi returns fire,[14] the first soldier in British service to fire a shot in the war
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