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D. Olewagen and J. Nel are executed by firing squad for treason in the Cape Colony, because they acted as horse guards for an i
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South African History Online. (2012, August 10). D. Olewagen and J. Nel are executed by firing squad for treason in the Cape Colony, because they acted as horse guards for an i. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090216
South African History Online (2012) 'D. Olewagen and J. Nel are executed by firing squad for treason in the Cape Colony, because they acted as horse guards for an i', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090216 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, D. Olewagen and J. Nel are executed by firing squad for treason in the Cape Colony, because they acted as horse guards for an i [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090216, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"D. Olewagen and J. Nel are executed by firing squad for treason in the Cape Colony, because they acted as horse guards for an i." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090216. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "D. Olewagen and J. Nel are executed by firing squad for treason in the Cape Colony, because they acted as horse guards for an i." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090216.
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