▁official ▁ap ology . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Paul ▁von ▁L ett ow - Vor beck , ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Schutz tr u ppe , ▁concentr ated ▁more ▁troops ▁along ▁the ▁Moz amb iqu an ▁border . ▁He ▁moved ▁one ▁company ▁of ▁regular ▁colonial ▁troops ▁and ▁ 8 0 0 ▁Ang oni ▁R uga - R uga ▁auxili aries ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁dis su ade ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁from ▁carrying ▁out ▁repr is als . ▁T ensions ▁remained ▁high ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ra id , ▁and ▁We ck ▁became ▁" inf am ous " ▁for ▁his ▁actions . ▁So on ▁after ▁his ▁ra id ▁against ▁Maz i ua , ▁We ck ▁again ▁viol ated ▁Portuguese ▁neutral ity ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁British ▁h unter ▁Piet ▁P ret or ius ▁who ▁camp ed ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁R uv uma , ▁though ▁P ret or ius ▁managed ▁to ▁escape . ▁ ▁Though ▁military ▁cl ash es ▁between ▁German ▁and ▁Portuguese ▁soldiers ▁continued ▁in ▁Africa ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁most ▁not ably ▁in ▁Ang ola , ▁Portugal ▁officially ▁remained ▁neutral ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁It ▁then ▁entered ▁the ▁war ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Al lies , ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁fighting ▁for ▁German ▁East ▁Africa . ▁The ▁Portuguese ▁military ▁suffered ▁heavy ▁losses ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁African ▁Camp aign , ▁and ▁northern ▁Moz amb ique ▁was ▁dev ast ated ▁by ▁a ▁German ▁invasion ▁in ▁the ▁war ' s ▁latter ▁stages . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1