The Arrival of Jan Van Riebeeck in the Cape - 6 April 1652
… and the ships docked the next day. Within a week of the arrival of the three ships, work had begun on the Fort of … the end of the winter approximately 19 men had died. The arrival of Van Riebeeck marked the beginning of permanent … them into the bay. However, a few months after their arrival in the Cape, the Dutch Republic and England became …