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Sir Harry Smith proclaims the territory between the Orange and Vaal Rivers British territory, discounting protests by Voortrekk
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau Swart: Afrikaanse Kultuurgeskiedenis
- 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 8, p. 368
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 14). Sir Harry Smith proclaims the territory between the Orange and Vaal Rivers British territory, discounting protests by Voortrekk. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090559
South African History Online (2012) 'Sir Harry Smith proclaims the territory between the Orange and Vaal Rivers British territory, discounting protests by Voortrekk', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090559 (Accessed: 2 October 2026).
South African History Online, Sir Harry Smith proclaims the territory between the Orange and Vaal Rivers British territory, discounting protests by Voortrekk [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090559, (accessed 2 October 2026).
"Sir Harry Smith proclaims the territory between the Orange and Vaal Rivers British territory, discounting protests by Voortrekk." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090559. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Sir Harry Smith proclaims the territory between the Orange and Vaal Rivers British territory, discounting protests by Voortrekk." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090559.
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