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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