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Kanembu warriors. African military systems before 1800 refers to the evolution of military systems on the African continent prior to 1800, with emphasis on the role of indigenous states and peoples, whose leaders and fighting forces were born on the continent, with their main military bases, fortifications, and supply sources based on or deriving from the continent, and whose operations were ...
Pages in category "African weapons" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Template:Africa Weapons;
This is a list of notable types of weapons which saw use in warfare, and more broadly in combat, prior to the advent of the early modern period, i.e., approximately prior to the start of the 16th century.
South Africa also contributed heavily to the Allied war effort during World War II, funneling arms and troops into the North African and Italian campaigns. A number of South African volunteers also became aces in the Royal Air Force. The South African Army and Air Force were instrumental in defeating Italian forces that had invaded Ethiopia in ...
African weapons (8 C, 19 P) African women in war (3 C, 70 P) Ambushes in Africa (11 C, 11 P) C. ... African military systems before 1800; African theatre of World War I;
The Ida (also known as Ida gigun meaning 'long sword') is a traditional sword used by the Yoruba people of West Africa. Distantly reminiscent of European late-medieval swords, It served as one of the primary weapons of Yoruba armies before the widespread adoption of firearms, alongside spears and bows and arrows.
There were many kingdoms and empires in all regions of the continent of Africa throughout history. A kingdom is a state with a king or queen as its head. [1] An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant centre and subordinate peripheries".
The military in the making of modern South Africa. IB Tauris. ISBN 978-1850436898. Stapleton, Timothy J. (9 April 2010). A Military History of South Africa: From the Dutch-Khoi Wars to the End of Apartheid: From the Dutch-Khoi Wars to the End of Apartheid. Praeger. ISBN 978-0313365898. Wessels, André (9 January 2018).