The Anglo-Zanzibar War was the shortest war in the entire history that had only last 38 minutes. It saw the defeat of Zanzibar.
Major Battles
- Bombardment of the Royal Palace (1896)- 5 British ships fired a simultaneous volley upon the Royal Palace to take out the 1 shore battery the Zanzibarans had. Zanzibar responded by sending out its navy of 1 Frigate and 2 gunboats. Within 30 minutes, All three ships were sunk, with the British taking little to no losses, having only one sailor injured. (British Victory)
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Provinces | Arushaball • Dar es Salaamball • Dodoma Regionball ( Dodomaball) • Geitaball • Iringaball • Kageraball • Kataviball • Kigomaball • Kilimanjaroball • Lindiball • Manyaraball • Maraball • Mbeyaball • Morogoroball • Mtwaraball • Mwanzaball • Njombeball • Pembaball ( North Pembaball • South Pembaball) • Pwaniball • Rukwaball • Ruvumaball • Shinyangaball • Simiyuball • Singidaball • Taboraball • Tangaball • Zanzibarball |
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Historical entities | Migrants from North • Swahili City States • Kilwaball • Portuguese Mozambiqueball • Muscat and Omanball • Sultanate of Zanzibarball • German East Africaball • British Tanganyikaball • Tanganyikaball • PR Zanzibarball |