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Cape town was an essential stop on the route to India. The British didn't fear losing South Africa--there was nothing there except Boers and Zulus. Nothing there, that is, until 1870--gold and diamonds were discovered. The British decided to annex all of South Africa to save their route to India...
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The British decided to annex all of South Africa to save their route to India. They endured a crushing defeat at the hands of the Zulus at Isandalhwana in 1879, and went to war with the Boers in 1899. Keeping India was essential to Britain's survival as an empire...
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