Historedia
Person

Basil Cave

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1896

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Basil Cave, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Anglo-Zanzibar War, the shortest war in recorded history

    1896

    Role: British Consul

    1. 27 August 1896 · Palace complex at Zanzibar Town, including the Beit al Hukum PalaceBombardment of the Palace

      British forces bombarded the palace after the ultimatum expired at 09:00 on 27 August 1896. The conflict lasted between 38 and 45 minutes, marking it as the shortest recorded war.

Sources

  1. Anglo-Zanzibar War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11