vote. The war occurred also because of strategic reasons. The British had already seized Swaziland‚ Bechuanaland and Basutoland‚ which more or less surrounded the Boers who feared that if the British took any more territory‚ they could be under siege‚ particularly if their route to the sea was blocked. The British wanted to control all of Southern Africa‚ not just small areas which were isolated - the Boers were their main opponents. There were economic issues involved in the war. The Boers
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Prior to the Punic Wars‚ Rome was almost an exclusively land-based military. Their army was also made up of mostly citizen who enters into military service voluntarily who were well-trained to fight closely united. Carthage’s military system was more well-balanced to such
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Roman Empire. Without that loyalty‚ Hannibal‚ one of the greatest Carthage generals to have lived‚ might have conquered Rome‚ but many of the territories resisted and would not turn[ CITATION Mor01 \l 1033 ]. In conclusion‚ Carnage‚ in the second Punic War‚ came very close to taking Italy‚ which leads many historians to believe them to have been as powerful as Rome‚ as it came very close to becoming a repeat of the catastrophe seen when the Gauls tore apart the Roman cities in a much earlier
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2nd Punic War The Roman Republic‚ early on in her history‚ was faced with a great foe from the South. Carthage and Rome were rivals throughout their shared history. What is likely the most notable of the conflicts waged between these two powers is the Second Punic War. This war‚ waged between the years of 218 – 201 B.C‚ saw Rome come dangerously close to her own demise. The Carthaginian campaign in Italy‚ led by Hannibal Barca‚ was immensely destructive and costly for Rome. It is interesting to
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In the year 218 BCE‚ Hannibal and his military travelled across the Alps‚ leading his greatest weapon – war elephants‚ something no one else had accomplished. Hannibal had overcome the impossible‚ training elephants who have sensitive hearing‚ to become powerful weapons during battle. Hearing the plans of Gaius Flaminius‚ Hannibal a followed‚ eventually overtaking the Roman troops. After Hannibal and his army‚ who he lead through the extensive Alps‚ earned victory during the ’Battle of Trebia’; the
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as he would with his own son. He studied at the Ecole d’Artillerie of La Fere under Bernard Forest de Belidor and afterwards‚ at the Ecole d’Artillerie of Metz‚ an institution founded by Sebastien Le Preste and Marquis de Vauban. During studies‚ war between France and Spain broke out in 1718. Ibrahim joined the French army but was unfortunately captured by Spain. He was finally released four years later and became Lieutenant. He then continued his studies.
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Boer War 1. What does ‘empire’ mean? 2. In what part of the world did the Boer wars take place? 3. What does the Dutch word ‘Boer’ mean? 4. In what years did the First Boer War take place? 5. Explain how the Dutch had come to settle in South Africa. 6. Explain how the British had come to settle in South Africa. 7. What does the Dutch word ‘voortrekkers’ mean? 8. The voortrekkers established 2 states beyond the frontiers of the British empire – what were they called? 9. In the Zulu War what
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Topic: 1st and 2nd Balkan Crisis Summary: The Balkan War took place from 1912-1913 in the Balkan Peninsula in the southeastern part of Europe. Greece‚ Bulgaria‚ Montenegro and Serbia had gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in the 2oth century but their ethnic population was still under Ottoman rule. These nations formed the Balkan League. The League decided to attack the Ottoman Empire and the First Balkan War took place in October of 1912 and ended seven months later. The Ottoman Empire
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Mediterranean area before they were conquered by Rome. “The Carthaginian Republic then was one of the longest-lived and largest states in the ancient Mediterranean”. 1 Carthage had many strengths. They used these strengths for their benefit in the three Punic Wars they fought against Rome. A strength that Carthage had was their wealth. They were the richest city in the Mediterranean. Even the poorest in Carthage lived in nice houses. The Carthaginian Government could use this money to get new soldiers‚ armour
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we are examining appear in bold relief in the story of the Boer War. Their appearance in this poorly remembered South African adventure previews many aspects of the world conflagration that soon followed it: * It was the quintessential example of the union of capitalism and imperialism. *Canada’s participation allied her with gross human rights abuses and civilian deaths. *As it was a white on white‚ Christian versus Christian war‚ it was necessary that churches and the government machinery of
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