and Thompson in command of the heights and the Germans in full retreat. Smuts ordered the 8th South African Regiment to the field in order to consolidate the position. Aftermath Following the battle the Germans retreated to Lake Kahe in order to prepare further defences. Freeth and Thompson were both awarded the Distinguished Service Order for their decisive roles in the engagement. General Tighe retained his command of the 2nd Division as Mallesons replacement. Footnotes References Ross Anderson, The Forgotten Front 1914–1918: The East African Campaign (Tempus Publishing Ltd, 2004) Hew Strachan, The First World War in Africa (Oxford University Press, 2004) Lt.Col H. Moyse-Bartlett, The King's African Rifles (Gale & Polden Ltd, 1956) External links A Machine Gunner's Odyssey Through German East Africa: The Diary of E S Thompson Jan Smuts' campaign dispatches Latema Nek Latema Nek Latema Nek Latema Nek Latema Nek Latema Nek Latema Nek Military history of Tanzania March 1916 events