The B-series features engine bores machined directly into the block (rather than the wet liners used on earlier Cummins engines). It was also set apart by the use of a shallow one-piece head, requiring closer tolerances than in other Cummins products.
The Xhosa Wars (also known as the Cape Frontier Wars or Africa's 100 Years War), were a series of nine wars or flare-ups (from 1779 to 1879) between the Xhosa tribes and European settlers in what is now the Eastern Cape in South Africa.n the Xhosa side, the Ngqika (known to the Europeans as the Gaika) were the chief tribe engaged in the war, assisted by portions of the Ndlambe, and the Thembu. The Xhosa forces were over ten times greater in number, and had by this time replaced their traditional weapons with modern firearms.
The Wars of the Roses is the name given to a series of civil wars that occurred over a space of three decades in England during the Middle Ages.The Wars of the Roses were fought between two opposing houses, the House of Lancaster (also known as Lancastrians) and the House of York (also known as Yorkists).attles Fought During the Wars of the Roses. The first battle in the Wars of the Roses began with the Battle of First at St. Albans in 1455. It ended just over 30 years later with the Battle of Stoke in 1487. This is a brief overview of the dates and places of the battles, including the name of the victorious party.