Maji Maji Rebellion
Since the mid-1880s "Seebataillon" troops were frequently used as temporary intervention forces, mostly in the colonies. A company was sent in 1884 to German Kamerun. During the Boxer Rebellion in China from 1900 to 1901, the "I." and "II. Seebataillon", reinforced by an engineer company and field artillery battery, comprised the German contingent to the international relief force. In 1904–1908 during the Herero Wars, a formation in battalion strength supported the "Schutztruppe" in German South West Africa; during 1905–1906 a "Seebataillon" detachment served in German East Africa during the Maji Maji Rebellion.