[3] The small advance unit under the command of Captain Fowle arrived at Ngaundere on 29 June 1915 after marching through a severe storm that produced a tornado.

As a result, the British troops were able to surprise soldiers stationed at many of the German outposts and take them captive before any fighting occurred.

[5] The expulsion of German forces from their outposts in Ngaundere meant that significant resistance in the north of Kamerun would be absent.

It allowed General Cunliffe's columns the freedom to move further south into the central plateau of the colony.

[5] However, due to heavy rains and the remaining German stronghold at Mora, Cunliffe would not continue his advance southward until October.