Re: Currency for Scotland and Ireland May 01, 2008, 6:11 PM In N. Ireland its GBP (Sterling) as in Scotland but Scotland does have its own Â£5/Â£10/Â£20 etc. notes which are legal currency in England as well - though sometimes the English shopkeepers look at you strangely when you try to use them!
The South African War (1899-1902) or, as it is also known, the Boer War, marked Canada's first official dispatch of troops to an overseas war.In 1899, fighting erupted between Great Britain and two small republics in South Africa.(See map) The two republics, settled by Boers, descendants of the region's first Dutch immigrants, were not expected to survive for long against the world's greatest power.n 1899, fighting erupted between Great Britain and two small republics in South Africa. (See map) The two republics, settled by Boers, descendants of the region's first Dutch immigrants, were not expected to survive for long against the world's greatest power.
Brazil: Brazil joined World War I in 1917 on the side of the Allies, and was the only Latin American country to participate in the Great War. British Empire: Britain and British colonies including Australia, Canada, India, and New Zealand formed part of the Allied camp.orld War I, however, was truly global in its outreach because colonies of European nations also went to war. Austria-Hungary: Austria-Hungary initiated World War I by declaring war on Serbia in July 1914.