, ▁eng aging ▁the ▁British ▁during ▁a ▁failed ▁ra id ▁into ▁Niger ia ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁G ur in . ▁This ▁surprising ly ▁d aring ▁inc urs ion ▁into ▁British ▁territory ▁prompt ed ▁General ▁Frederick ▁Hugh ▁C un l iffe ▁to ▁launch ▁another ▁attempt ▁at ▁taking ▁the ▁German ▁for tr esses ▁at ▁Gar ua ▁at ▁the ▁Second ▁Battle ▁of ▁Gar ua ▁in ▁June , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁British ▁victory . ▁This ▁action ▁fre ed ▁Al lied ▁units ▁in ▁northern ▁K amer un ▁to ▁push ▁further ▁into ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁col ony . ▁This ▁push ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁Al lied ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ng au nd ere ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁June . ▁C un l iffe ' s ▁advance ▁south ▁to ▁J au nde , ▁however , ▁was ▁st alled ▁by ▁heavy ▁ra ins , ▁and ▁his ▁force ▁instead ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁continu ing ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁M ora . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁weather ▁improved , ▁British ▁forces ▁under ▁C un l iffe ▁moved ▁further ▁south , ▁capt uring ▁a ▁German ▁fort ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ban jo ▁in ▁November ▁and ▁occup ying ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁towns ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁By ▁December , ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁C un l iffe ▁and ▁Dob ell ▁were ▁in ▁contact ▁and ▁ready ▁to ▁conduct ▁an ▁assault ▁of ▁J au nde . ▁In ▁this ▁year ▁most ▁of ▁Ne uk amer un ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁Belg ian ▁and ▁French ▁troops , ▁who ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁an ▁assault ▁on