Wars of Imperial Conquest in Africa, 1830—1914"An eminently readable and useful treatment of the military's role in the European colonialization . . . an interesting, sometimes fascinating, account of conflict in Africa . . . " —Parameters |
Contents
Africa on the eve of conquest | 1 |
the European invaders | 26 |
Flood tide 188098 | 117 |
Ominous portents 18981914 | 185 |
Legacies | 209 |
Notes | 220 |
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Abd el-Kader Adowa African armies African History African resistance African troops al-Hajj Umar Algeria Arab armed artillery Ashanti army attack battle battle of Omdurman Belgian Boer breechloaders Britain British Bugeaud Cambridge University Press campaign cavalry colonial army colonial wars columns command Congo Free defeat enemy Ethiopian European armies Faidherbe Fashoda fighting firearms Force Publique fought France French Futa Toro Galliéni Gaza Nguni German Gold Coast guerrilla Gungunhana Hereros historians imperial conquest infantry invasion Isandlwana Italian Italy jihad Journal of African Kanya-Forstner king kingdom Kumasi Labanca Leopold Libya London Lugard machine guns Mahdist marine military history modern Mozambique Muslim Nguni Niger Nigeria Nile nineteenth century North Northern Nigeria officers Omdurman Paris political Portugal Portuguese region rifles River Royal Samori Second Boer War Senegal Shaka slave Sokoto Caliphate soldiers strategy Sudan Sudanese Tanganyika trade Tukolor Tukolor empire Umar's victory weapons Western Sudan Wolseley Wolseley's York