British artists
The greatest artists in English history
An English painter in the Flemish mold, depicting wonderful slices of life in early 18C England
The greatest artists in English history
An English painter in the Flemish mold, depicting wonderful slices of life in early 18C England
On August 27, 1896, Britain declared war on its protectorate Zanzibar, where a pretender to the Sultanate had just siezed power.
At 9:02am, British ships in the habor began shelling the would-be Sultan's palace.
By 9:40, the shelling had stopped, the palace was on fire, and the pretender's flag had been cut down.
At 38 minutes, the Anglo-Zanzibar War remains the shortest war on record.
Some 500 Zanzibaris were killed.
One British Petty Officer was wounded.
