Battle of Waterberg

August 11, 1904 · Waterberg Plateau Park

Result German victory

German colonial troops under Lothar von Trotha attacked the Herero at Waterberg in German South West Africa. Survivors fled into the Omaheke desert, where many died in the Herero genocide.

German Empire

Herero

Strength and losses

Strength
2,000
Killed
26
Wounded
60

Also involved 1