German Factories in Cameroon (Germany)

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Hamburg, at the time an independent city-state, founded several commercial sites in Cameroon. These factories were under bland colonial control and were a predecessor to German Cameroon. When Hamburg joined the German Empire, the factories fell under German control.

Establishment

January 1871: Unification of German States.

Chronology

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1. German Unification Wars

Were a series of wars that resulted in the creation of the German Empire under Prussian leadership in 1871.

1.1.Franco-Prussian War

Was a war that saw the Second French Empire fight against an alliance of German states led by the Kingdom of Prussia. The war was caused by the struggle over dominance in continental Europe between Prussia and France. The German states were victorious and in 1871 merged to form the German Empire. France was occupied and forced to cede Alsace-Lorraine to Germany.

1.1.1.Unification of Germany (1871)

Was the unification of 25 German states into the German Empire under the leadership of the Kingdom of Prussia, officially proclaimed on 18 January 1871, in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in France.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

July 1884: After the signing of treaties of protection between the German delegation and the principal leaders of the Duálá, Ndumb'a Lobe (King Bell) and Ngand'a Kwa (Akwa), on July 11 and 12, 1884, the germans acquired the Duala ethnic regions.

July 1884: On July 14th in Duala the German flag was hoisted and the "protectorate" declared.