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*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], index and images, ($) | *[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], index and images, ($) | ||
*'''1914-1915''' [https://library.columbia.edu/content/dam/libraryweb/locations/burke/fa/mrl/ldpd_4492532.pdf German Missionaries in Cameroon Reports, 1914-1915] | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*'''Germany''' began to establish roots in Cameroon in 1868, when the Woermann Company of Hamburg built a warehouse. It was built on the estuary of the Wouri River. Later Gustav Nachtigal made a treaty with one of the local kings to annex the region for the German emperor. | *'''Germany''' began to establish roots in Cameroon in 1868, when the Woermann Company of Hamburg built a warehouse. It was built on the estuary of the Wouri River. Later Gustav Nachtigal made a treaty with one of the local kings to annex the region for the German emperor. | ||