Second Boer War - Britain annexed Bechuanaland
Time: 1885
Place: South Africa
Details: Although Bechuanaland had no economic value, the "Missionaries Road" passed through it towards territory farther north. After the Germans annexed Damaraland and Namaqualand (modern Namibia) in 1884, Britain annexed Bechuanaland in 1885.
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