Friday 3 April 2015

The Anglo Zanzibar War: The Story Of The Shortest War In History

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The Anglo-Zanzibar War was fought between the United Kingdom and the Zanzibar Sultanate on 27 August 1896. The conflict lasted around 38 minutes, marking it as the shortest war in history.

The Anglo-Zanzibar War started at 9:02 in the morning EAT (East African Time) and the fire ceased at 9:40 a.m. EAT.

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