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In the [[East African campaign (World War I)|East African campaign]] of [[World War I]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] and [[British Empire|Empire]] forces attacked Bagamoyo in August 1916. The [[Royal Navy]] bombarded the town with the [[protected cruiser]] {{HMS|Talbot|1895|6}} on 1 August and [[battleship]] {{HMS|Vengeance|1899|6}} on 4 August.<ref name=Log>{{cite web |url= https://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-04-HMS_Manica.htm |title=HMS Manica – February to December 1916, UK out, German East Africa Campaign |work=Royal Navy Log Books of the World War 1 Era |publisher=Naval-History.net |access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref>
Before dawn on 15 August a flotilla anchored off Bagamoyo that included ''Vengeance'', the protected cruiser {{HMS|Challenger|1902|2}}, the [[Monitor (warship)|monitors]] {{HMS|Severn|1913|2}} and {{HMS|Mersey|1913|2}}, the [[Armed merchantman#Armed merchant cruisers|armed merchant cruiser]]
A [[kite balloon]] flown by {{HMS|Manica||6}} directed a naval bombardment of German positions ashore. A seaplane from ''Himalaya'' bombed German trenches in the town, and then assisted in directing naval gunnery.<ref name=Cato>{{cite book |last=Cato |first=Conrad |year=1919 |chapter=XII HMS "Manica" in East Africa |title=The Navy Everywhere |place=[[Constable & Robinson|Constable]] |publisher=London |url=https://www.naval-history.net/WW1Book-NavyEverywhere01.htm |pages=}}{{page needed|date=January 2022}}</ref>
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