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   Where did the Cape Colony spawn?

   • The Cape Colony had spawned the subcolonies of Natal, the Orange Free State, and the Transvaal by the 1860s. European settlement advanced to the edges of the Kalahari region in the west, the Drakensberg and Natal coast in the east, and the tsetse-fly- and mosquito-ridden Lowveld along the Limpopo River valley in the northeast.

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   When did Boer invade Natal?

   • In September 1899 the two Boer republics gave an ultimatum to Britain, and, when it expired on October 11, Boer forces invaded Natal. Boer troops lining up in battle against the British during the South African War (1899–1902).

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   How did the colony change in 1824?

   • Merino sheep were introduced, and intensive sheep farming was initiated in order to supply wool to British textile mills. The infrastructure of the colony began to change: English replaced Dutch as the language of administration; the British pound sterling replaced the Dutch rix-dollar; and newspaper publishing began in Cape Town in 1824.

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   Why was Cape Colony important?

   • The decisive moment for the colony occurred in 1806 when Britain seized Cape Colony during the Napoleonic Wars. Initially the colony’s importance was related to its function as a strategic base to protect Britain’s developing empire in India.

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   How many Afrikaners left the Cape Colony?

   • Between 1834 and 1840 about 15 000 Afrikaners left the Cape Colony permanently. They called themselves 'emigrants' and their mass-trek an 'emigration', but in the late 19th century this mass-movement became known as the Great Trek and the emigrants Voortrekkers.

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   Where do Belgian colonials live?

   • Belgian colonials and their descendants have been especially represented in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, although post-colonial instability in these states has led to exodus.

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   1 day ago · This article explores the early ethnographic photography of the settler colony of Natal, South Africa, through the identities and contexts of one mid-1860s album. The article reveals a rich and burgeoning photographic culture in the colony, with numerous practitioners creating and copying images of African people for a variety of colonial ...

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   5 days ago · The Cape Colony had spawned the subcolonies of Natal, the Orange Free State, and the Transvaal by the 1860s. European settlement advanced to the edges of the Kalahari region in the west, the Drakensberg and Natal coast in the east, and the tsetse-fly- and mosquito-ridden Lowveld along the Limpopo River valley in the northeast.

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   3 days ago · Although the British relinquished the colony to the Dutch in the Treaty of Amiens (1802), they reannexed it in 1806 after the start of the Napoleonic Wars. The Cape became a vital base for Britain prior to the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, and the Cape’s economy was meshed with that of Britain.

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   21 hours ago · At a special hearing in October 1871, Robert W. Keate (then lieutenant governor of Natal) found in favor of Waterboer, but the British persuaded him to request protection against his Boer rivals, and the area was annexed as Griqualand West.

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   5 hours ago · In 1908 and 1909, a constitutional convention was held for the establishment of a self-governing dominion which incorporated the old Boer republics into a unitary state with the Cape Colony and the Natal. This emerged as the Union of South Africa in 1910.

8. thedrakensberg.net › the-battle-of-colenso-colensoThe Battle of Colenso - Colenso the town

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   3 days ago · The Boer generals had set up a defensive position along the Thukela River to prevent the British Imperial Forces from entering their republics from the colony of Natal. The Battle of Colenso took place on 15th December 1899.

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   5 days ago · The book, which was released on Thursday, can be purchased online via the website annadekoning.co.za or email admin@laurenjacobs.co.za. shakirah.thebus@inl.co.za. Cape Argus. Lauren Jacobs has ...