Frederick Lugard

• What was the significance of Lugard in Uganda?

  • He helped to end European and indigenous religious conflict

  • He persuaded the government and Kabaka Mwanga to establish it as a protectorate to preserve interests in Egypt and the Sudan due to the Nile
• Who employed Frederick Lugard?

  The British East Africa Company
• What did the British build in Uganda in an attempt to profit from retaining it?

  The Lunatic Line
• What was the significance of Lugard in Nigeria?

  He raced the French to Middle Niger and established the West African Frontier Force to defend it
• Why did the British build the Lunatic Line?

  • Links to the coast

  • Trade of tea and coffee

  • Encourage colonial settlement
• How much did the Lunatic Like cost to build?

  £5 million
• How many people died during the creation of the Lunatic Line?

  2500
• Who built the Lunatic Line for the British?

  Indians