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Omens of imperial decline: Adowa and the Boer War

1896 · importance 2/5 · ai_extracted

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Tragedy and Hope pp. 99-101 · open book
in 1896 the Italians were massacred by the Ethiopians at Adowa; in 1899-1902 the whole might of Britain was held in check by the small Boer republics in the South African War

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Start date (EDTF) 1896 End date (EDTF, empty for a point event)

1914 · 1914-07-28 · -0489 (490 BCE) · 1930~ (circa) · 19XX (century) · 197X (decade)

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