Mind-Blowing Facts You Won’t Believe (The world’s shortest war lasted 38 Minutes.)

The world’s shortest war lasted 38 Minutes.

On the 27th August 1896 The United Kingdom and Zanzibar went to war. When the pro- British Sultan Hamad Bin Thuwaini died, the British favoured Hamud Bin Muhammed as Sultan. However, Khalid Bin Barghash was to be the successor. The treaty that was signed between the two stated that a Sultan must have permission from the British in order to take over and Barghash wasn’t approved by the British.

Annoyed by this, Barghash took arms against the British and called upon his palace guard to defend him. What followed was a 38 minute onslaught as the greatest Navy in the world at the time, took on Khalid Barghash and his men. 38 minutes later and Bargash had suffered an estimated 500 fatalities and injuries to his men while the British had one injury to a single sailor.