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the downfall of the british empire - lets shoot the native blacks on other white man.
for the africans there was no difference between white man at all. they learned it was possible and than it was a matter of time. stupidity in action.

hope you have a great time there. dress code? pith helmet is a must!

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The British didn't trust their blacks. Only impressed/ forced them into being bearers. The Brits were afraid the black soldiers would rise up later. Indian troops were also used I believe.

On the other hand 95% of the German East African army was blacks. And fought loyally and well for von Lettow-Vorbeck. For the length of the war, undefeated until surrender AFTER the surrender of Germany.

One hears Britishers often claiming how aweful the Germsn colonies were and how badly the blacks were treated. Usually tainted with hints of NAZIism, not invented for a decade or two. Funny blacks in Tand0ganyika, now Tanzania are recorded as preferring the German colonial administration, compared to the racist hypocritical British colonial government. Fact. Rule of law, equal justice, for the whites.

The criticism probably comes from how the British stole all the land, farms, from the German, European, and Afrikaaner farmers and lanowners. After taking over Tanganyika.

All irrelevant to the topic. The East African Campaigns of WW1.

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Dress code? The club does have a dress code, this event is jacketbandvtie. Very pukka.

My comrades at the dinner will gevacRoyal Horse Guards Major and a RAAF Group Captain. . To be presentable I'll have to go as "von Hahn". As many German African settlers suddenly gained a "von" settling in Africa.