𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 38 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 ( continuation )

[00:00:00]who rotated toward the palace. Thousands of explosive rounds ready to fire.

[00:00:05]The message was clear.

[00:00:07]This would [music] not be a negotiation.

[00:00:10]Then came the final warning.

[00:00:12]The British gave Khalid until exactly 9:00 a.m. to surrender. [music] Not 9:01, not 9:05, exactly [music] 9:00.

[00:00:22]As the deadline approached, the entire city held [music] its breath.

[00:00:27]Soldiers gripped rifles with shaking hands. Citizens watched from windows and rooftops. Cannons [music] lined the shoreline. And somewhere inside the palace, Khalid waited.

[00:00:39]Then the clock struck 9:00. The British opened [music] fire. The bombardment was catastrophic. Naval shells tore through [music] the palace within seconds. Wood exploded into splinters. Roofs collapsed [music] inward. Flames climbed into the sky. Entire sections of the royal complex disintegrated [music] almost instantly.

[00:01:01]Zanzibar's royal yacht >> [music] >> tried firing back from the harbor.

[00:01:05]But against the British Navy, it never had a chance. [music] Minutes after the battle began, the ship was blasted [music] apart and sunk beneath the water.

[00:01:16]Smoke rolled across the harbor.

[00:01:18]People ran [music] through burning streets.

[00:01:21]The palace became an inferno.

[00:01:23]And then something [music] unbelievable happened.

[00:01:27]Before one full hour had even passed, the war ended.

[00:01:32]Total duration, 38 minutes.

[00:01:35]Around 500 people from Zanzibar [music] were killed or wounded.

[00:01:40]The British, only one sailor was reportedly injured.

[00:01:44]The imbalance [music] was terrifying.

[00:01:46]This wasn't two equal nations clashing in battle.

[00:01:50]This was [music] industrial empire.