Divide and Rule: The Partition of Africa, 1880-1914The partition of Africa was one of the most spectacular episodes in modern history. For Europeans, Africa was still an unknown continent in 1880. Thirty years later almost all of it was under European control. This race for colonies went hand in hand with a host of thrilling exploits and dramatic conflicts, of which Stanley's exploration of the Congo and Gordon's death in Khartoum are just two examples. |
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... soldiers would march in as " allies and a relief force under the sovereign authority of the bey . " 38 That was an unusual way of proclaiming the abolition of the bey's sovereignty - if he had ever enjoyed it . For that matter , there ...
... soldiers were insultingly called . The consequences of the defeat were clear . The Sudan would have to be abandoned ... soldier was charged with this operation : General Gordon . GORDON'S LAST MISSION The idea that Gordon would have to ...
... enterprise . She has not attempted to compete with the military operations of her neighbour . Salisbury W est Africa is a term that on closer examination IV Soldiers and Traders: France and Great Britain West Africa, 1890-1898.
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Divide and Rule: The Partition of Africa, 1880-1914 H. L. Wesseling,H. W. Wesseling No preview available - 1996 |