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.
Bulgaria: The Kingdom of Bulgaria joined the Central Powers in 1915 and fought until September 1918. China: China entered World War I in 1917 following U.S. entry into the war. France and Colonies: One of the major Allied nations, France declared war with the German declaration of war against France on August 3, 1914.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.