Togo Definition

Togo Sentence Examples

• It masks a series of lagoons, of which the largest, occupying a central position, is called the Togo, Avon or Haho lagoon.

• At the time that "the scramble for Africa" began, the narrow strip of coast over which the king of Togo ruled was the sole district between the Gambia and the Niger to which Great Britain, France or some other civilized power had not a claim.

• At Togo Bremen merchants had trading stations, and taking advantage of this fact Dr Gustav Nachtigal, German imperial commissioner, induced the king of Togo (July 5, 1884) to place his country under German suzerainty.

• On the 8th of February the main battle-fleet, commanded by Vice-Admiral Togo, was on the way to Port Arthur.

• But afloat, had Makarov survived, it would have been played to the end, and Togo's fleet would have been steadily used up. One day, indeed (May 15th), two of Japan's largest battleships, the " Hatsume " and the " Yashima," came in contact with free mines and were sunk.