Both countries lost thousands of men in the conflict. Serbia and Bulgaria have engaged in conflict with each other many times but in November they engaged in a full-scale conflict that lasted 14 days.
The war started on November 14, , and lasted until the 28th with a Bulgarian victory:. The war ended with the intervention of Austria and Hungary as they threatened to end the conflict immediately or take military action against Bulgaria.
Bulgaria lost men in conflict while to causalities were recorded on the Serbian side. The full-scale war between India and Pakistan was the third shortest war in the history of the world. Yet, it is believed between , and 3-million civilians were killed in Bangladesh by militia during this conflict.
What began as political unrest between the leadership of East and West Pakistan, ended with Pakistani forces attacking Indian air stations. This pulled India into the conflict.
The war started on December 3, , and ended on December 16, with the fall of Dacca and the surrender of the Pakistani Army in Bangladesh. Hamad bin Thuwaini, who had been a supporter of the British in the area, was given the position in Hamad ruled over this relatively peaceful protectorate for just over 3 years until, on August 25, , he died suddenly in his palace. Although the truth will never be fully known about the causes for his death, it is widely believed that his cousin, Khalid bin Barghash pictured to the right , had him poisoned.
Needless to say the local British diplomats were not at all happy with this turn of events, and the chief diplomat in the area, Basil Cave, quickly declared that Khalid should stand down. Khalid ignored these warnings and instead starting gathering his forces around the Palace. By the end of 25th August, Khalid had his palace secured with almost 3, men, several artillery guns and even a modestly armed Royal Yacht in the nearby harbour.
At the same time, the British already had two warships anchored in the harbour, the HMS Philomel and the HMS Rush , and troops were quickly being sent ashore to protect the British Consulate and to keep the local population from rioting. Cave pictured to the right also requested backup from another nearby British ship, the HMS Sparrow , which entered the harbour on the evening of the 25th August.
Even though Cave had a significant armed presence in the harbour, he knew that he did not have the authority to open hostilities without express approval of the British government.
When the ultimatum expired the bombardment began, and a force of marines was landed on the shore. As the shells landed, Khalid bin Bargash fled the palace seeking safety in the German consulate, from which he was quickly and in secret shipped out of the country. Order was restored and Britain's preferred ruler Hamud bin Muhammed was installed as Sultan of Zanzibar where he ruled, with British assistance, until his death in Add to Basket Join the HA.
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