The Battle of Telissu (Battle of Wa-Fang-Kou) was fought between the Russians and Japanese in June 1904. The battle was the result of the first attempt by the Russians to relieve Port Arthur from the north. On May the 30th Japanese cavalry made contact with Russian horsemen, and for the newt few days there were regular skirmishes between the two sides' horsemen.
Stackelberg, realising the Japanese had superior forces decided not to fight a decisive action, and took up a defensive position south of Wa-Fang-Kou, on a line running through Telissu, and across the valley of the Fuchon river, which divided the position into two parts. On June the 15th the Japanese under Oku attacked and defeated the weakened Russian right flank, forcing a retreat by the Russians who lost some 3500 troops, to the Japanese losses of about 1200. Research Battle of Telissu
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a republic in west central Africa. It has a total area of 28,050 km2. The climate is tropical; always hot and humid. The terrain consists of coastal plains rising to interior hills, on volcanic islands. Natural resources are timber, crude oil, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium. The religion is nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic; with some pagan practices retained. The official language is Spanish with pidgin English, Fang, Bubi and Ibo also spoken. The country was formed from various islands and the mainland province of Rio Muni by the Spanish in 1865 as Spanish Guinea, gaining self-government in 1963 and full independence in 1968. Research Equatorial Guinea
The Gabonese Republic is a country in central Africa with a total area of 267,670 km2. The climate is tropical, always hot and humid. The terrain consists of a narrow coastal plain; hilly interior and savannah in the east and south. Natural resources are crude oil, manganese, uranium, gold, timber and iron ore. The religion is 55-75% Christian, less than 1% Muslim with the remainder animist. The official language is French with Fang, Myene, Bateke, Bapounou/Eschira and Bandjabi also spoken. Gabon was visited by Europeans during the late 15th century and colonised between the 16th and 18th centuries by the Fang and Omiene peoples. In 1889 Gabon became part of the French Congo, and in 1908 a province of French EquatorialAfrica before gaining independence in 1960. Research Gabon
The Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe is a country off the west coast of Africa, comprised of the two islands of Sao Tome and Principe. It has a total area of 960 km2. The climate is tropical; hot and humid with one rainy season from October to May. The terrain is volcanic and mountainous. Natural resources are fish and large off-shore oil deposits. The religion is primarily Roman Catholic and also Evangelical Protestant, and Seventh-Day Adventist. The offcial language is Portuguese with Fang also spoken. The islands were uninhabited until being colonised by the Portugese in 1471 who sent convicts and exiled Jews to the islands. Then in the 19th century the Portugese establish sugar, coffee and cocoa plantations on the islands and imported slaves to work them. The Portugese colony became an overseas province of Portugal in 1951, self-governing in 1973 and fully independent in 1975 since when the country's oil reserves have attracted the attention of American oil companies. Research Sao Tome and Principe
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