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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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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 10.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, December 5). 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-0070419
South African History Online (2011) '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, 5 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070419 (Accessed: 8 August 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-0070419, (accessed 8 August 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, 5 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070419. Accessed 8 Aug. 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. December 5, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070419.
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Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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