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James Augustus Grant

1827–1892 · 19th century

James Augustus Grant was a Scottish army officer and explorer who accompanied John Hanning Speke on the expedition of 1860–1863 to find the source of the Nile. In 1861 the pair stayed with King Rumanyika I of Karagwe, and their accounts made the kingdom known in Europe.

James Augustus Grant
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Kingdom of Karagwe

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