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Sir David Baird, British general in command of the force sent to occupy the Cape of Good Hope in 1806 and later acting governor
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South African History Online. (2012, June 8). Sir David Baird, British general in command of the force sent to occupy the Cape of Good Hope in 1806 and later acting governor. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085690
South African History Online (2012) 'Sir David Baird, British general in command of the force sent to occupy the Cape of Good Hope in 1806 and later acting governor', South African History Online, 8 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085690 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, Sir David Baird, British general in command of the force sent to occupy the Cape of Good Hope in 1806 and later acting governor [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085690, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"Sir David Baird, British general in command of the force sent to occupy the Cape of Good Hope in 1806 and later acting governor." South African History Online, 8 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085690. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Sir David Baird, British general in command of the force sent to occupy the Cape of Good Hope in 1806 and later acting governor." South African History Online. June 8, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085690.
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