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WWI: The Cape Corps, two infantry battalions of Cape Coloured men, captures Square Hill in Palestine.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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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. 3, p. 29
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 23). WWI: The Cape Corps, two infantry battalions of Cape Coloured men, captures Square Hill in Palestine.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091291
South African History Online (2012) 'WWI: The Cape Corps, two infantry battalions of Cape Coloured men, captures Square Hill in Palestine.', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091291 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
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"WWI: The Cape Corps, two infantry battalions of Cape Coloured men, captures Square Hill in Palestine.." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091291. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "WWI: The Cape Corps, two infantry battalions of Cape Coloured men, captures Square Hill in Palestine.." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091291.
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