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19th Century
Great Anglo-Boer War, Part II, 1900-1902:Guerrillas in the Cape & the British response to the Bitter-Enders Insurgency
Part I, Great Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1900 As Field Marshall Frederick Roberts looked for a decisive conclusion to hostilities …
Africa
The Anglo-Asante Wars: ‘Hundred Years’ War’ for Africa's Gold Coast
Of the many scattered imperial conflicts which comprise the martial history of Africa, most certainly the longest and drawn …
Africa
Warfare and Diplomacy in the News, the War in Mali
Mali is a Western African country in the heart of the Sahara desert. Granted independence in 1960 from France it is a leadin…
Africa
Liberian Civil Wars: Insurgency, terrorism, & revolution in Liberia: 1989-1996 & 1999-2003
Of the many bloody conflicts to befall the various regions of Africa from 1945-2012, the Civil Wars of the continent have be…
Africa
Brief History of Italian Imperialism, Part III: Turkish (Libyan) War 1911-1912, the Great War, and the Italo-Abyssinian War, 1935-1936
Following their defeat in Ethiopia expansionist & imperialist sentiment was very quiet while Italy recovered in the wake…
Adowa
Brief History of Italian Imperialism, Part II: Battle of Dogali 1887, the Mahdist Revolt, and the Battle Of Adowa 1896
Following the annexations of coastal territories by the Italians which cut off the growing Ethiopian Empire from the sea to …
