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   Captain John Hanning Speke (4 May 1827 – 15 September 1864) was an English explorer and military officer who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and was the first European to reach Lake Victoria (known to locals as Nam Lolwe in Dholuo and Nnalubaale or Ukerewe in ...

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   Jack Speke was Burton's traveling companion and acolyte, much younger, six feet tall with blue eyes, whom Burton tried to seduce, claimed Speke, an incident totally ignored by Rice. It was Speke, to Burton's distress and humiliation, who discovered the source of the Nile.

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   Mabruki Speke has appeared in the following books: How I Found Livingstone in Central Africa

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   Speke uncontrollably loathed the Arabs for their persistent slave trade which was ravishing East Africa and Darfur (and led to the Gordon — Mahdi siege of Khartoum over English opposition to slavery vs. the Mahdi crusade to restore slavery). Burton despised the Africans.

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   Feb 6, 2013 · Dr. John Kirk, Her Majesty's Consul at Zanzibar, who was present, told them that though I was no brother of "Speke's," I spoke his language. This distinction mattered little to them: and I heard them, with great delight, declare their readiness to go anywhere with me, or do anything I wished.

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   Speke, John Hanning (1827–64) Explorer in Africa; he joined Sir Richard *Burton on expeditions to Somalia and then Lake Tanganyika in 1858. While Burton was ill, Speke diverted to Lake Victoria, claiming it was the Nile source.

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   Who was John Hanning Speke?

   • Captain John Hanning Speke (4 May 1827 – 15 September 1864) was an English explorer and military officer who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and was the first European to reach Lake Victoria (known to locals as Nam Lolwe in Dholuo and Nnalubaale or Ukerewe in Luganda).

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   Did Burton & Speke have a 'Nile duel'?

   • Bath and the Nile Explorers: In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Burton and Speke's encounter in Bath, September 1864, and their 'Nile Duel' which never happened. Bath: Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. ISBN 978-0-9544941-6-2. ^ Bridges, Roy. "Speke, John Hanning (1827–1864)".

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   Why did Speke and Burton speak Hindustani?

   • Thus he spoke Hindustani, and after his master's death he sailed back to Zanzibar, where Speke and Burton met and hired him. Both spoke Hindustani, which greatly facilitated the travel in the interior as Bombay spoke several native languages beside Swahili.

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   What language did Speke speak in Bombay?

   • Both spoke Hindustani, which greatly facilitated the travel in the interior as Bombay spoke several native languages beside Swahili. Speke was much attached to Bombay and spoke highly of his honesty and conscientiousness.

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   Why was Speke important to Bombay?

   • Speke was much attached to Bombay and spoke highly of his honesty and conscientiousness. Bombay's efforts in dealing with hostile tribes, interpreting and keeping the safari crew on track, was a great help to the expedition.

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   What happened to Speke after he returned to Aden?

   • During this trip Speke experienced trouble with the local guide, who cheated him; after they returned to Aden, Burton, who had also returned, saw that the guide was punished, jailed and killed. This incident probably led to larger troubles later on.

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   Aug 9, 2024 · Speke went on a 47-day side trip that was 452 miles up and down in which he took 34 men with Bombay and Mabruki as his captains and on 30 July 1858 became the first European to see Lake Victoria, known to locals as Nam Lolwe in the Dholuo language and Nnalubaale or Ukerewe in the Luganda language.