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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... troops were landed to restore order . The rest followed . The canal would of course have to be protected , and that meant more warships and more troops . France was again asked to join in , and this time Freycinet was prepared to do so ...
... troops under General Baratieri , the governor of Eritrea , to be brought up . In September 1895 Menelik declared war on Italy . The Italians commanded a formidable force of nearly 18,000 men including more than 10,000 Europeans , but ...
... troops assem- bled on the borders of the republic , the withdrawal of all British reinforce- ments , and that no fresh British troops be supplied . The British government declared that these demands were unacceptable , and hostilities ...
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Divide and Rule: The Partition of Africa, 1880-1914 H. L. Wesseling,H. W. Wesseling No preview available - 1996 |