The Anglo-Zanzibar War between the United Kingdom and the Zanzibar Sultanate was the shortest recorded war in history. How long did it last?
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Q. The Anglo-Zanzibar War between the United Kingdom and the Zanzibar Sultanate was the shortest recorded war in history. How long did it last?
Answer : 38 minutes - 45 minutes.
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War between the United Kingdom and the Zanzibar Sultanate was the military conflict war. The war took place on 27 August, 1896 and started at 9:02 AM and ended at 9:40 AM EAT (East Africa Time). The conflict lasted 38 - 45 minutes, marked as shortest recorded war in history.
38 minutes is the officially quoted duration of the war. However, there are some sources quoted that the war lasted 40 minutes & 45 minutes.
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War between the United Kingdom and the Zanzibar Sultanate was the shortest recorded war in history and it lasted for only 38-45 minutes.
It was fought on on 27 August 1896 and the main reason behind its occurrence was signing of Heligoland-Zanzibar treaty between Britain and Germany in 1890.
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