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Nigerian troops fight in the Kamerun campaign aftermath

Nigerian soldiers and carriers were used in Britain's First World War campaigns in West Africa, especially against German Kamerun.

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1917

Nigerian troops fight in the Kamerun campaign aftermath

Nigerian soldiers and carriers were used in Britain's First World War campaigns in West Africa, especially against German Kamerun.

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Nigerian soldiers and carriers were used in Britain's First World War campaigns in West Africa, especially against German Kamerun. Wartime mobilization added burdens to colonial subjects.

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