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Drunken British soldiers desecrate and destroy the “Taalmonument” in Burgersdorp, erected to commemorate legislation passed in
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, December 14). Drunken British soldiers desecrate and destroy the “Taalmonument” in Burgersdorp, erected to commemorate legislation passed in. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071287
South African History Online (2011) 'Drunken British soldiers desecrate and destroy the “Taalmonument” in Burgersdorp, erected to commemorate legislation passed in', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071287 (Accessed: 6 August 2026).
South African History Online, Drunken British soldiers desecrate and destroy the “Taalmonument” in Burgersdorp, erected to commemorate legislation passed in [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071287, (accessed 6 August 2026).
"Drunken British soldiers desecrate and destroy the “Taalmonument” in Burgersdorp, erected to commemorate legislation passed in." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071287. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Drunken British soldiers desecrate and destroy the “Taalmonument” in Burgersdorp, erected to commemorate legislation passed in." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071287.
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