HY 357 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Total War, Guerrilla Warfare, Askari
3 Oct 2016
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The great war and africa: sub-sahara africa, military operations on the periphery. When the war breaks out, there was an uneasy truce with the powers in africa. They were un-easy to fight in the sub-saharan african colonies. Depends on white supremacy (white people are better) Horse mortality rates are high because sleeping-sickness. The french and the british seize the two western british colonies. He has 15,000 men and ??? send 150,000 men after him. Native africans are doing the fighting on both sides. Askaris: term native african soldiers were named. Paul treated his black soldiers as well as his white soldiers. Treats soldiers substantially better than british treat theirs. British used a lot of troops from south africa. Kings african rifles: combatants from south africa and laborers from. He does not effect the outcome of the war at all. Logistically brilliant: more importantly, a source of manpower. Where they did difficult and unpleasant jobs.
