In early April, the impact of the war in Argentina gradually spread throughout Europe, and governments from various countries successively expressed their views on the war in Argentina. →お℃.
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On April 1, the British government issued an announcement, clearly stating that it would send troops to support the Argentine government. At the same time, the British government also encouraged other European countries, calling on France, Germany, Italy, Austria and other European powers to mobilize troops to form a coalition with the United Kingdom to jointly fight against the Argentine government.
Han State launched a military attack.
The British government's declaration of war was like a stone thrown into boiling water, making public opinion in Europe even more intense.
Under the instigation of the British government, private figures from France, Germany and other countries continued to declare that they were joining the action to support the white people in Argentina out of racial sentiments. Then, Italy and Belgium, which had other agendas, took the lead in responding to the British government's call.
Call and agree to provide money, people, and strength to support the British government's just actions.
Of course, the economic strength of Italy and Belgium is far lower than that of the British Empire. The long-distance expedition to send regular troops of tens of thousands or even thousands of people will be a great test for the Italian and Belgian governments.
The distance from Europe to Argentina is much farther than the distance to North America. In the La Plata area adjacent to Argentina, the Argentines are too busy to take care of themselves. It is difficult to provide sufficient logistical support for European reinforcements and occupy the La Plata Plain.
The Brazilian Empire, which had a part of its territory, was busy suppressing domestic black rebellions at home, and was also unable to provide much material supplies to European reinforcements.
In addition to the objective economic conditions of Argentina and the Brazilian Empire, the relatively backward military industrial systems of the two governments are also unable to provide complete weapons supplies to the coalition forces.
You must know that although the Brazilian Empire is rich in mineral resources, most of those large mines are in British hands. A small number of newly explored mines were either mortgaged or mortgaged by the Brazilian government because of Pedro II's expansion of military power.
They were sold to the United States, France and other European and American countries at low prices.
Although South American countries represented by Brazil have military equipment that is not inferior to that of other European countries on the surface, the military power of South American countries is based on huge amounts of outsourcing, such as ironclad ships, heavy artillery, and Gatling machine guns.
All weapons were purchased from European powers, but the types of weapons that were actually produced locally were very limited.
There are two main reasons for the backwardness of South American countries' military industry. One is the internal factors of South American countries. South America became independent more than half a century later than the United States. At the same time, after independence, South American countries had complex ethnic groups.
The economic and political situation makes it impossible for the ruling party to sustainably implement an industrial plan that is beneficial to the country.
Countries with relatively stable political situations, such as Brazil and Chile, have abundant mineral resources. The governments of the two countries do not need to vigorously develop industrial systems that are slow to produce results. They can use the hugely profitable mineral resources to exchange for the latest products from European countries.
Military equipment, therefore, without external pressure to urgently build an industrial system, the military industrial levels of Brazil and Chile have long been stagnant in the early stages of independent nation-building. The demand for heavy weapons and supporting ammunition mainly relies on sales from European powers such as Britain and France.
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On the other hand, the independence of the South American colonies benefited from the strategic purpose of Britain and France to dismantle the Spanish colonial system. After achieving this goal, Britain, which monopolized the interests of South America, was not willing to see another group of South American countries with great development potential establish a complete
The industrial system of South America has become their economic competitor. Therefore, suppressing the industrial development of South American countries and turning South American countries into resource supply centers has become a strategic plan that the UK has been undertaking.
In the context of Britain, France and Germany dominating the affairs of the European continent, Italy and Belgium could only make small profits from behind the three major powers. Therefore, when the impact of the Argentine war in Europe gradually fermented, the economic and military strength
Italy, which lagged behind the major European powers, and Belgium targeted Han, hoping to seize several of Han's colonial strongholds in Europe by taking advantage of Britain's favorable opportunity to launch a military attack on Han.
The Han State originally had three scattered colonies in Africa. Later, through an agreement with Germany, the Han State exchanged the colonial stronghold in Cameroon to the Germans. After excluding the colonial stronghold in Cameroon that had been handed over to the Germans, the Han State still had some remaining colonies in Africa.
Congo, Kismayo and Mtwara colonies.
Among the three colonies, Mtwara is located in Tanzania, Italy and Belgium, which are surrounded by British and German colonial forces and cannot intervene.
Kismayo is located in southern Somalia. Italy had once been defeated by the Han troops in the stronghold of Kismayo, so seeing the opportunity to avenge its original defeat, Italy rushed to participate.
Compared with the two small colonial strongholds of Kismayo and Mtwara, Congo was the colony that the Han State really valued. In the areas along the Congo River, the National Defense Forces used the conquered black indigenous people as pioneers to continuously strengthen the Han State.
Military strength in the Congo.
Han's silent move to colonize the Congo did not attract the attention of the two major colonial powers, Britain and France. However, King Leopold II of Belgium, who was most interested in colonizing the Congo, saw the recent situation in Europe.
There was hope of occupying the Congo from the Han Dynasty.
In recent years, Leopold II's luck has really been bad. After the failure of sending an expedition team to explore the interior of the Congo, Leopold II changed direction and tried to establish a business in the coastal areas of Nigeria and Namibia.
Colonial strongholds all ended in failure.
Finally, thinking hard about the lessons of the previous two failures, Leopold II decided to bypass the areas where Britain and France had strong colonial powers in Africa, and chose Liberia as the location to establish a colony.
Liberia originally existed as a resettlement place for African Americans. In 1847, due to the intensifying banditry movement in the country and the economic pressure to maintain the operation of the colony of Liberia, the U.S. government agreed to its independence as a sovereign country. Subsequently, the Civil War broke out in the United States. After the war,
, black people gained legal freedom, and black people in the United States got rid of their past slave status. Therefore, the repatriation of black people was completely terminated, and Liberia also lost its role as a resettlement place for black people.
Without the intervention of the United States, the newly liberated black Americans quickly assumed the role of masters and launched continuous attacks on the indigenous blacks in Liberia. They then divided the indigenous blacks in the occupied areas into slave classes and enjoyed the pleasure of oppressing the native blacks.
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The actual actions of black Americans in Liberia are completely different from their behavior in the United States, and nearly half a century of information isolation from the United States has also severed the initial relationship between the two countries.
In March 1878, Leopold II, who had carefully planned, used his personal money to form a colonial development team of 600 people, intending to establish a colonial stronghold in Liberia. The idea was good, but the final result was not.
As expected.
After all, Liberian blacks have seen the methods of white masters. After Leopold II's colonial pioneer team landed, the Liberian black people first pretended to be defeated and defeated, and then lured the pioneer team to an ambush site, and in one fell swoop
Defeat the opponent.
The performance of the black people in Liberia exceeded Leopold II's expectations. He was still considering whether he would face protests from the Americans after occupying Liberia.
Nearly half of the people were killed or injured.
After repeated setbacks, Leopold II had a clearer understanding of his own strength. It was impossible to obtain a colony with the strength of the Kingdom of Belgium itself. If he wanted to obtain a suitable colony from the vast Africa, he must work closely.
Hug the thigh of the world's most powerful country, the United Kingdom, and follow behind the British. Use Britain's military and political strength to realize your ambitions.
In contrast to Italy, Belgium and Belgium worked hard to cheer for the British, while France, Germany, and the United States performed differently. France and Germany both had too many domestic affairs to avoid, and the government did not have the energy or financial resources to support a large-scale expedition. For the white people of Argentina,
The government expresses its deep sympathy for the suffering suffered by the people.
Although the United Kingdom did not invite the United States to participate in the Argentine War, the President of the United States vowed to fully support the Argentines. However, the President of the United States only paid lip service to it. Not only did the United Kingdom not want the United States to expand its influence in South America, but the United States Congress also rejected the President.
Submit an application to join the war.
The troubled public opinion in Europe continued to be heated. On April 7, 1879, two days after the National Defense Forces attacked Crosario, the main force advanced to the outskirts of Buenos Aires. At this time, countries interested in participating in the Argentine war took the lead in the United Kingdom.
Several agreements were also reached.
First: Britain provided Brazil with a low-interest pound loan of 2 million pounds to support the Brazilian government’s military expansion and war preparations.
Second: According to the agreement, each country will send 10,000 troops from the UK, 30,000 from Brazil, 1,000 from Italy, and 400 from Belgium. The Chilean Army will be stationed in the country to deal with threats from Peru and Bolivia, and the Navy will dispatch two ironclad ships to cooperate with the British Expeditionary Fleet to blockade La Plata.
coastal areas,
Third: After the war, Britain supported Italy, Belgium obtained Kismayo and Congo as colonies of the two countries, while Brazil and Chile obtained part of the territory from Argentina as compensation for sending troops.