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.
The campaign was fought between the Allies and Axis powers, many of whom had colonial interests in Africa dating from the late 19th century. The Allied war effort was dominated by the British Commonwealth and exiles from German-occupied Europe.The United States entered the war in 1941 and began direct military assistance in North Africa on 11 May 1942. Fighting in North Africa started with the Italian declaration of war on 10 June 1940.On 14 June, the British Army 's 11th Hussars (assisted by elements of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment, 1st RTR) crossed the border from Egypt into Libya and captured the Italian Fort Capuzzo.or the campaign during the First World War, see North African operations during World War I. During the Second World War, the North African Campaign took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943.