Kilosa

History

Kilosa was founded in November 1891, by German Colonial Lieutenant Tom von Prince, originally built as a fort named Kilosa, intended to protect the trading town of Kondoa, which it lay just to the west of. Using Kilosa Station and nearby Kisaki Station - which he founded in May 1892 - Lt. Prince began conducting raids into territory controlled by legendary Wahehe Sultan Mkwawa on both sides of the Great Ruaha River. Mkwawa did not back down when faced with this German aggression, having also won a major victory in Lugalo in July 1891. Mkwawa and his forces destroyed a German detachment near Kilosa in October 1892. The Battle of Kilosa was fought during the East African Campaign in World War I.

Most-observed species

• Lesser Striped-Swallow

  Cecropis abyssinica (Guerin-Meneville, 1843) · Aves
  17
• Common Bulbul

  Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
  14
• African Golden-Weaver

  Ploceus subaureus A.Smith, 1839 · Aves
  11
• Hamerkop

  Scopus umbretta Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  11
• Little Swift

  Apus affinis (J.E.Gray, 1830) · Aves
  10
• Southern Cordonbleu

  Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8
• Long-tailed Cormorant

  Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  8
• Purple Heron

  Ardea purpurea Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  7