1897 ⟶ British Benin Expedition: Looting and Burning of Benin City

Benin Expedition of 1897 loots and burns Benin.
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⚔️ British Invasion of Zululand

Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa.⟶
British Invasion of Zululand (1879)
ColonialismBritish EmpireImperialismMilitary HistoryConflictIndigenous Resistance
United KingdomUnited KingdomSouth AfricaSouth Africa

⚔️ First Boer War Begins

1880–1881: the First Boer War.⟶
First Boer War Begins (1880)
WarfareColonialismImperialismBritish EmpireMilitary ConflictBattle
South AfricaSouth AfricaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇬🇧 British Occupation of Egypt

The British invasion and subsequent occupation of Egypt.⟶
British Occupation of Egypt (1882)
British EmpireColonialismImperialismMilitary OccupationSuez CanalNationalism
EgyptEgyptUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🔥 British Benin Expedition: Looting and Burning of Benin City

Benin Expedition of 1897 loots and burns Benin.⟶
British Benin Expedition: Looting and Burning of Benin City (1897)
ColonialismBritish EmpireImperialismMilitary Campaign
NigeriaNigeriaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚔️ British Victory at the Battle of Omdurman

Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener defeats Mahdist Sudan in the Battle of Omdurman.⟶
British Victory at the Battle of Omdurman (1898)
ImperialismBritish EmpireColonialismMilitary HistoryBattleMahdist War
SudanSudanUnited KingdomUnited KingdomEgyptEgypt

⚔️ Second Boer War Begins

1899–1902: Second Boer War begins; British victory.⟶
Second Boer War Begins (1899)
WarfareColonialismImperialismBritish EmpireMilitary Conflict
United KingdomUnited KingdomSouth AfricaSouth Africa