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Col. Robert Gordon, explorer of the interior of South Africa, commits suicide because of his inability to prevent the British o
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South African History Online. (2012, August 28). Col. Robert Gordon, explorer of the interior of South Africa, commits suicide because of his inability to prevent the British o. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092831
South African History Online (2012) 'Col. Robert Gordon, explorer of the interior of South Africa, commits suicide because of his inability to prevent the British o', South African History Online, 28 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092831 (Accessed: 11 August 2026).
South African History Online, Col. Robert Gordon, explorer of the interior of South Africa, commits suicide because of his inability to prevent the British o [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092831, (accessed 11 August 2026).
"Col. Robert Gordon, explorer of the interior of South Africa, commits suicide because of his inability to prevent the British o." South African History Online, 28 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092831. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Col. Robert Gordon, explorer of the interior of South Africa, commits suicide because of his inability to prevent the British o." South African History Online. August 28, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092831.
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