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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: 25 September 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 25 September 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 25 Sept. 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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