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The Dutch East India Company in Amsterdam decides to send French Huguenot refugees to the Cape for settlement.
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South African History Online. (2012, August 27). The Dutch East India Company in Amsterdam decides to send French Huguenot refugees to the Cape for settlement. . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091926
South African History Online (2012) 'The Dutch East India Company in Amsterdam decides to send French Huguenot refugees to the Cape for settlement. ', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091926 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, The Dutch East India Company in Amsterdam decides to send French Huguenot refugees to the Cape for settlement. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091926, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"The Dutch East India Company in Amsterdam decides to send French Huguenot refugees to the Cape for settlement. ." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091926. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Dutch East India Company in Amsterdam decides to send French Huguenot refugees to the Cape for settlement. ." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091926.
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