A large part of Africa belonged to the British. The first place claimed in Africa by the British was The Gambia in 1783. Between 1880-1890 the United Kingdom gained most of its other African holdings. After WWI ended in 1919 the British gained most of Germany's colonies.
Here is a list of all areas ever controlled by the United Kingdom in Africa:
Egypt
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Now South Sudan and Sudan)
British Somaliland (Now part of Somalia)
Kenya
Uganda
Tanganyika and Zanzibar (Now Tanzania)
Becuanaland (Now Botswana)
Southern Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe)
Northern Rhodesia (Now Zambia)
The Transvaal, Cape, Natal, and Orange River Colonies (Now South Africa)
South-West Africa (Now Namibia)
The Gambia
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
British Togoland (Now part of Ghana)
Cameroons (Now parts of Cameroon and Nigeria)
Gold Coast (Now Ghana)
Nyasaland (Now Malawi)
Basutoland (Now Lesotho)
Here is a list of British colonies only (the last list included protectorates and Mandates)
Kenya Colony
Colony of Southern Rhodesia
Transvaal Colony
Cape Colony
Colony of Natal
Orange River Colony
Colony of The Gambia
Seirra Leonese Colonies
Colony of Nigeria
Colony of the Gold Coast
Territory of Basutoland
Here is a list of areas gained by the United Kingdom after WWI (Former German areas)
Tanganyika (Tanzania)
South-West Africa (Namibia)
Togoland (Ghana)
Cameroons (Cameroon & Nigeria)
Here is a list of the British territories and the year they gained independence
Egypt-1922
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan-1956
British Somaliland-1960
Kenya-1963
Uganda-1962
Tanganyika-1961
Zanzibar-1963
Bechuanaland-1966
Southern Rhodesia-1965 (After a long Civil War the United Kingdom regained control from 1979-1980)
Northern Rhodesia-1964
The Transvaal, Cape, Natal, and Orange River Colonies-1910 (remained loyal to the UK until 1961)
South-West Africa-1961
The Gambia-1965
Sierra Leone-1961
Nigeria-1960
Togoland-1956
Cameroons-1961
Gold Coast-1957
Nyasaland-1964
Basutoland-1966
Swaziland-1968
Egypt
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Gambia
Sierra Leone
Gold Coast
British Cameroons
South-West Africa
Swaziland
Basutoland
Bechuanaland
Southern Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia
Nyasaland
Tanganyika
Kenya
Zanzibar
Uganda
British Somaliland
Yes.Italy used colonial troops in Africa. These troops were used to conquer countries in north east Africa in the years before the war. Italy eventually attacked British colonies that lead eventually to the Italians and Germans fighting the British in North Africa.The country of South Africa was a British colony and had troops in the British Army. These Africa troops fought in Italy.The French also had colonies in Moroco, Africa. These Moroccan troops were part of the French Expeditionary Forces that fought in Italy. The Morrocan troops known as "Goumiers" were fierce fighters. The French Expectionary Force lead the break through of the German lines around Cassino in May 1944.
The American Revolution was the war between the thirteen colonies and British mercantilism.
the answer is the war between great Britain and the british colonies
Germany lost her African colonies after WW1 so there were no colonies to occupy in WW2.
they fought in north Africa against hitlers Afrika KorpsIt should be noted that the British fought the Italians long before the Afrika Corps and Rommel arrived in North Africa.Prior to WW2, Italy started a war against the British colonies around Somalia. Later, the battles were confined to the northern coastal countries of Africa. The fighting started in Somlia and Absyannia and progressed to Lybia. The Americans landed troops in Algiers in late 1942 and advanced across North Africa and converged with the British at Tunisia.
Egypt being the Most northern British colony in Africa and South Africa being the most Southern colony in Africa.
The British and Dutch Empires.
West Indies, Africa, and England.
South Africa was divided into the British and Dutch colonies
It is the Northern Americas which Britain occupied the most.
They all once were British colonies.
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Parts of South Africa were colonies from 1652 to 1910 (first controlled by the Dutch, then the British). South Africa was a British Dominion from 1910 to 1931.
Because it was a British Colony until 1960.
Northernmost: EgyptSouthernmost: South AfricaANS 2 - Egypt was never a British colony.
The UK actually had many colonies in Africa! The British owned parts of Africa all the way from the 1600's to 1980.
All over the world. The UK had colonies in North America, South America, Central America, Europe, Asia, China, India, Africa, Australia, and many islands in all the oceans were British Colonies.