Edited sentence: Lieutenant-Commander (Korvettenkapitän ) Bendemann  commanded the SMS ‘’Olga’’ in 1884 as part of the newly formed West African-cruiser squadron (Westafrikanische Geschwader), again under  Rear Admiral Eduard von Knorr, to carry out “gunboat diplomacy” in Germany’s Western African area of interest, Cameroons, against a local revolt.This led to treaties with France and Britain recognizing Cameroon as a German Colony.Troops landed from Knorr’s SMS Bismarck and the ‘’Olga’’ stormed the rebels and by 22 September succeeded in defeating the rebels