The Tswana country had suffered two secessions…
1884 CE
For many months, starting in 1883, pressure had been placed on the British Government to take action in Bechuanaland because of unrest in the area.
On October 29, 1884, the British Government appoints Sir Charles Warren as Special Commissioner of Bechuanaland.
On November 13, 1884 Parliament votes a sum of £675,000 (this is equivalent to over £32 million today) for military operations in Bechuanaland.
Sir Charles Warren is authorized to recruit an irregular force of fifteen hundred in South Africa in addition to the regular troops that will be provided.
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