The Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896 is the shortest war ever recorded — Britain and the Sultanate of Zanzibar fought for only about 38 minutes on 27 August 1896.
You'll learn why a dead sultan's throne sparked it (Khalid seized the palace without British approval while Britain backed rival Hamoud), how a Royal Navy ultimatum turned into a 9 a.m. bombardment, and why around 500 people were killed or wounded while only one British sailor was injured.
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