▁J au nde . ▁ ▁S urr ender ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁the ▁German ▁commander , ▁Carl ▁Z imm ermann ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁conclusion ▁that ▁the ▁campaign ▁was ▁lost . ▁With ▁Al lied ▁forces ▁pressing ▁in ▁on ▁J au nde ▁from ▁all ▁sides ▁and ▁German ▁resistance ▁fal ter ing , ▁he ▁ordered ▁all ▁remaining ▁German ▁units ▁and ▁civ ili ans ▁to ▁escape ▁to ▁the ▁neutral ▁Spanish ▁col ony ▁of ▁Rio ▁M uni . ▁By ▁mid - F ebru ary ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁the ▁last ▁German ▁g arrison ▁at ▁M ora ▁surrender ed , ▁ending ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁M ora . ▁German ▁soldiers ▁and ▁civ ili ans ▁which ▁had ▁escaped ▁to ▁Spanish ▁Guinea ▁were ▁treated ▁am ic ably ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish , ▁who ▁had ▁only ▁ 1 8 0 ▁milit iam en ▁in ▁Río ▁M uni ▁and ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁for ci b ly ▁intern ▁them . ▁Most ▁native ▁Cam ero oni ans ▁remained ▁in ▁M uni ▁but ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁eventually ▁moved ▁to ▁Fernando ▁Po ; ▁some ▁were ▁eventually ▁transport ed ▁by ▁Spain ▁to ▁the ▁neutral ▁Netherlands ▁( from ▁where ▁they ▁could ▁reach ▁home ) ▁before ▁the ▁war ▁was ▁over . ▁Many ▁Cam ero oni ans , ▁including ▁the ▁param ount ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Bet i ▁people , ▁moved ▁to ▁Madrid , ▁where ▁they ▁lived ▁as ▁visit ing ▁nob ility ▁on ▁German ▁funds . ▁ ▁After math ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁before ▁the ▁campaign ▁ended , ▁Britain ▁and