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Rh I.. Union of South Africa and Rhodesia (cont.).

Other African Territories (with adjacent islands).

1872. Gold Coast (Dutch settlements) transferred to Gt. Britain.

1873–74. Sir Garnet Wolseley's operations against Ashantis (W. Africa).

1878. Walfisch Bay proclaimed British territory.

1882. National African Company incorporated (chartered in 1886 as Royal Niger Company).

1884. Walfisch Bay annexed to Cape Colony.

1885. Protectorate declared in Somaliland. Responsible government in Mauritius.

1888. Foundations of Imperial British East Africa Company (concession of territory by Sultan of Zanzibar). Gambia separated from Sierra Leone as independent colony.

1890. Anglo-German convention. Uganda under I.B.E.A. Co. Protectorate over Zanzibar.

1891. Protectorate declared in Nyasaland (British Central Africa).

1893. Evacuation of Uganda by I.B.E.A. Co.

1894. Protectorate declared in Uganda.

1895. I.B.E.A. Co. wound up; protectorate declared in East Africa.

1895–96. Expedition against Ashantis (W. Africa); residency established at Kumasi; death of Prince Henry of Battenberg during return from expedition.

1895–97. Fighting in Nigeria.

1899. Transfer of Nigeria from Royal Niger Co. to imperial government.

1899–1902. Operations in Nigeria result in occupation of 9 provinces.

1900. Division of Northern and Southern Nigeria. Siege of Kumasi.

1902. Expedition against and defeat of Mad Mullah (Somaliland).

1903. Completion of Uganda railway. Further operations in Somaliland (expeditionary force withdrawn 1904). Seychelles separated from Mauritius as independent colony.

1904. War with Kano (Nigeria).

1905. Pacification of Northern Nigeria.

1907. British Central Africa protectorate officially styled Nyasaland protectorate.

1909. Southern boundary of Walfisch Bay with German territory referred to King of Spain's arbitration.

1912. Union of Northern and Southern Nigeria.}}

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Other American Territories.