The Portuguese Army attempts to seize a railway train, South

The encounter between a British operated steam train and a detachment of the Portuguese army, Delagoa Bay, South East Africa, 1889. Relations between Great Britain and Portugal were tense in the summer of 1889, due to disagreements over their colonies in Africa. The scene as the Portuguese attempted to take control of the British run railway and the train driver beat them off using the engine's steam valves

Attempted Attempts Colonies Delagoa Detachment Disagreements Encounter Operated Seize Tense Valves

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