Four expeditions by 1904 reduced Dervish strength enough to force peace

Evidence

This somewhat lame conclusion to the third and fourth British expeditions which together had cost some five and a half million pounds recognized that the Dervishes had not been completely eliminated, but assumed that they no longer constituted any serious threat. Or so at least it was convenient to think. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 221 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: British peace assumed the Dervishes were no longer a serious threat — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 221

Related

• British peace assumed the Dervishes were no longer a serious threat (similarity 0.94)

Broader Connections

• British peace assumed the Dervishes were no longer a serious threat #expands (0.85) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 221