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Why did pre colonial Africa not use guns? - Quora - 1 views

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Celine Mlotshwa History 2A

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      maselaelo1 on 25 Apr 23
       
      Illustration shows that Africans had millitary systems and guns during the 1800s.
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WO 32/7805: Overseas: South Africa (Code 0(AU)): Preparations for Advance against Boers... - 2 views

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Celine Mlotshwa

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  • I arrived here on the llth instant, and found the force assembled here under Colonel Deane in good health and spirits and in excellent order, and all preparations for an advance being rapidly pushed forward
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      maselaelo1 on 25 Apr 23
       
      The significance of this quoted line reveals how the state of African armies (particularly the southern part) were advance and their plans of repression against the the Boer's and apartheid which is a by product of colonialism.
  • The Naval Brigade, 2 guns R.A., Head-Quarters of the 60th Regiment, drafts of the 21st, 58th, 60th, and 94th Regiments, and mounted troops have since arrived.
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      maselaelo1 on 25 Apr 23
       
      This is evident from the handwritten source that African's were able to use guns and military equipment as well as an operational army. And, the guns and all the military equipment involved was not used to enforce dictatorship but to defend and fight back the invasion of the Boers against their freedom.
  • Two men of the Natal Mounted Police, on patrol within Natal territory, were captured by a Boer patrol a few days ago.
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      maselaelo1 on 25 Apr 23
       
      The significance of this quote reveals the marginal lines between the Natal forces as well as the Boers and gives reason to the advancement of the attack towards the Boers. This gives evidence that African's had skilled armed forces, soldiers and troops and guns during the 1800s and they were not clueless like other unreliable sources claim.
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  • The fact of Captain Elliott having been killed as described has since been confirmed by the finding of his body with four bullet wounds in it
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      maselaelo1 on 25 Apr 23
       
      This quote further reveals that during the 1800s opposing parties mostly used guns as their form of protecting themselves and eliminating their oppositions. Either to inflict violence so as to accomplish dictatorship or the opposite party protecting itself from that and their freedom.
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