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Posted by Foxy, Saturday, 23 March 2019 2:25:30 PM
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Foxy,
So, right at the end of the Zulu campaigns, you manage to find a few hand-operated repeating firearms (which you say were not true machine guns). So, by your own admission, your statement was wrong. At the original point of sale who sold the African slaves? Posted by Is Mise, Saturday, 23 March 2019 3:17:15 PM
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Is Mise,
I had naturally assumed you would know the history of guns. Certainly on one as famous as the Gatling gun. The Gatling gun is a hand-driven machine gun. It was the first firearm to solve the problem of loading reliability and the firing of sustained bursts...the Gatling gun is a machine gun that consists of multiple barrels revolving around a central axis and is capable of being fired at a rapid rate. It is a fore-runner of the modern machine gun and I stated that it was not a "machine-gun" as defined in modern terms because that weapon fires automatically. I assumed you would have known this otherwise I would have explained this to you. As for the British slave trade? I gave you a link - if you're interested in learning more - I'm sure you can Google the information for yourself. On this or any other subject. Posted by Foxy, Saturday, 23 March 2019 4:03:43 PM
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Foxy,
Why don't you know who sold the slaves to the slave traders? I would have thought that you would have done some basic research on the subject. Have you found any nasty things that the British got rid of in Indian society; I did tell you, did I not, that they suppressed the Thugs. Try this on Lord William Bentinck, http://www.gktoday.in/gk/suppression-of-thugs-by-lord-william-bentinck/ and written by Indians for Indians. Posted by Is Mise, Saturday, 23 March 2019 4:48:53 PM
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Is Mise,
It's more beneficial for you to do your own research. You learn and retain more. It's not my job to do it for you. As for what the British did in India - I have many books on my shelves on the subject. Thanks anyway. - save it for mhaze. He may be interested. Posted by Foxy, Saturday, 23 March 2019 6:34:47 PM
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Is Mise, Talking about books about India by Indians: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/feb/23/inglorious-empire-what-british-did-to-india-shashi-tharoor-review Posted by Foxy, Saturday, 23 March 2019 6:44:51 PM
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Why don't you read the links I gave - and then
make an intelligent guess as to what is meant
by what is written. It is not something that I
have made up. This is from people who have
done their research and know what they are
talking about.