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The Fall of the Congo Arabs
A first-person account of the two-year-long combined European military campaign in central Africa aimed at removing the Arab Muslim slave-trading empire and potential Khalifa that was developing in that region.
The author, a British military veteran, served as an important commander of the European-led forces, bolstered by local recruits, and played a significant role in the ultimate defeat of the slave-trading forces.
The Arab slave traders, under the overall command of Sefu, the son of the infamous Tippu Tip, nearly overran all of central Africa before being turned back towards their jumping-off point, the island of Zanzibar on Africa's east coast. This dramatic turn of events, as narrated in Hinde's book, saw intense fighting rage up and down the Congo River and its tributaries.
Victory was ultimately to go to the Belgian Force Publique, led by Francis Dhanis.
This firsthand account tells the course of the war, and Hinde's personal observations of the Congo, its people, and the Arab slave trade in general. Completely reset, with all the original illustrations and maps, and a new index.
The author, a British military veteran, served as an important commander of the European-led forces, bolstered by local recruits, and played a significant role in the ultimate defeat of the slave-trading forces.
The Arab slave traders, under the overall command of Sefu, the son of the infamous Tippu Tip, nearly overran all of central Africa before being turned back towards their jumping-off point, the island of Zanzibar on Africa's east coast. This dramatic turn of events, as narrated in Hinde's book, saw intense fighting rage up and down the Congo River and its tributaries.
Victory was ultimately to go to the Belgian Force Publique, led by Francis Dhanis.
This firsthand account tells the course of the war, and Hinde's personal observations of the Congo, its people, and the Arab slave trade in general. Completely reset, with all the original illustrations and maps, and a new index.
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176 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1900
About the author
Sidney Langford Hinde
7 booksSidney Langford Hinde (1863–1930) was trained as a medical doctor and served as Medical Officer of the Interior, British East Africa, before being appointed to a command position in the Congo Free State Forces. He lectured several times at the Royal Geographic Society on his expeditions, and many of the artifacts he brought back ended up on display in the British Museum.
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March 20, 2019
-هى مذكرات نقيب بقوات دولة الكونغو الحرة" الدولة التى أسسها ليولوبد الثاني ملك بلجيكا كأقطاعية له "
راجع كتاب شبح الملك ليوبولد الثاني
حاول أن يرسم صورة وردية للدولة الليوبولدية بينما يشوه صورة السكان الأصليين
فمثلا معروف أنه لجنود بلجيكا عادة قطع يد اليمنى لقتلاهم ليثبتوا لمرؤوسيهم أنهم قتلوهم، ظن المحليون أن البيض آكلو لحوم البشر، بينما يذكر النقيب أن كل سكان حوض الكونغو آكلو لحوم البشر وهو بلا أدنى شك كذب ربما وجد فعلا من يفعل هذا لكن جعل كل السكان كذلك ليثبت أنهم متوحشون وجنس أقل من البشر- درجة ما بين القرود والرجل الأبيض-
جنس لم يعرف الحرية إلا لما استعبده-عفوا أقصد استعمله- الغربي
يقول: الحرية أحد أصعب الأمور التي يمكن شرحها لعبد افريقي عادى ،فلا يتأتى لقواه العقلية أن يستوعب أن يعيش حرا ويطعم نفسه بدون سيد.
- لكنه شهد أن مناطق التى كانت تحت النفوذ العربي أتسمت بالتحضر والثراء وحتى من احتكى من القبائل الافريقية بالعرب فقط وصفها بالتمدن واللطف
- وفى الحرب كان قائد عرب زنجبار ( وهم عرب من أصول عمانية) هو حمد بن سعيد المرجبى وهو لوالد عربي نصف افريقي وأم افريقية تماما
وتولى القيادة بعده ابنه سيف.
راجع كتاب شبح الملك ليوبولد الثاني
حاول أن يرسم صورة وردية للدولة الليوبولدية بينما يشوه صورة السكان الأصليين
فمثلا معروف أنه لجنود بلجيكا عادة قطع يد اليمنى لقتلاهم ليثبتوا لمرؤوسيهم أنهم قتلوهم، ظن المحليون أن البيض آكلو لحوم البشر، بينما يذكر النقيب أن كل سكان حوض الكونغو آكلو لحوم البشر وهو بلا أدنى شك كذب ربما وجد فعلا من يفعل هذا لكن جعل كل السكان كذلك ليثبت أنهم متوحشون وجنس أقل من البشر- درجة ما بين القرود والرجل الأبيض-
جنس لم يعرف الحرية إلا لما استعبده-عفوا أقصد استعمله- الغربي
يقول: الحرية أحد أصعب الأمور التي يمكن شرحها لعبد افريقي عادى ،فلا يتأتى لقواه العقلية أن يستوعب أن يعيش حرا ويطعم نفسه بدون سيد.
- لكنه شهد أن مناطق التى كانت تحت النفوذ العربي أتسمت بالتحضر والثراء وحتى من احتكى من القبائل الافريقية بالعرب فقط وصفها بالتمدن واللطف
- وفى الحرب كان قائد عرب زنجبار ( وهم عرب من أصول عمانية) هو حمد بن سعيد المرجبى وهو لوالد عربي نصف افريقي وأم افريقية تماما
وتولى القيادة بعده ابنه سيف.
May 14, 2018
Riveting!
Well written. For anyone with interest in the history of the region, this book explains the demise of the Omani Arabs' influence in Central Africa and the end of the beginning of the end of the East African slave trade.
It is really unfortunate that some of those cities are now reduced to nothing. And all that cannibalism!!
Well written. For anyone with interest in the history of the region, this book explains the demise of the Omani Arabs' influence in Central Africa and the end of the beginning of the end of the East African slave trade.
It is really unfortunate that some of those cities are now reduced to nothing. And all that cannibalism!!
June 4, 2013
Not the best introduction to the Congo-Arab War that I had been hoping. The introduction's probably the best part for that, actually.
Interesting if you're trying to get a sense of what expedition travel was like at the time and maybe a Captain's personal opinions on such characters as Gongo Lutete. The whole account is rife with commentary on cannibalism and savages as well as personal hunting exploits, but otherwise there isn't even a lot on Hinde's medical practice - he was on board as a doctor, after all, so this is surprising.
Interesting if you're trying to get a sense of what expedition travel was like at the time and maybe a Captain's personal opinions on such characters as Gongo Lutete. The whole account is rife with commentary on cannibalism and savages as well as personal hunting exploits, but otherwise there isn't even a lot on Hinde's medical practice - he was on board as a doctor, after all, so this is surprising.
September 7, 2022
Found this e-book on Barnes & Noble instead:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fall...
(The Amazon link went to a blank page with a picture of a dog.)
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fall...
(The Amazon link went to a blank page with a picture of a dog.)
March 24, 2023
An interesting book written many decades ago when we used different language and had different ideas. Nonetheless, this is well written and very succinct.
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