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Captain Robert Gordon, who named the Orange River after the Prince of Orange in 1779, arrives in South Africa.
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South African History Online. (2012, May 25). Captain Robert Gordon, who named the Orange River after the Prince of Orange in 1779, arrives in South Africa.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084053
South African History Online (2012) 'Captain Robert Gordon, who named the Orange River after the Prince of Orange in 1779, arrives in South Africa.', South African History Online, 25 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084053 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).
South African History Online, Captain Robert Gordon, who named the Orange River after the Prince of Orange in 1779, arrives in South Africa. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084053, (accessed 9 August 2026).
"Captain Robert Gordon, who named the Orange River after the Prince of Orange in 1779, arrives in South Africa.." South African History Online, 25 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084053. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Captain Robert Gordon, who named the Orange River after the Prince of Orange in 1779, arrives in South Africa.." South African History Online. May 25, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084053.
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