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… Territory of British Bechuanaland The territory known as British Bechuanaland covered an area that included the … to annex the greater part of Bechuanaland in 1868. The British in the Cape Colony did not support this claim and the … British Bechuanaland …

… kilometres south of Polokwane, on the farm Sand River. The British manned seven forts in the Transvaal during the First … British Fort, Marabastad, Polokwane …

… Territory of British Kaffraria On 21 December 1834 massed Xhosa armies … to retreat, taking herds of captured cattle with them. The British soon followed in pursuit and on 31 March they crossed … These arrangements did not meet with the approval of the British Colonial Office in London, and on 5 December 1836 the …

… as the official residence of the Commander-in-Chief of British forces in South Africa. Its first occupant was … Official residence, Commander of British forces in South Africa, Roberts Heights, Pretoria …

… indispensible against foreign maritime powers, such as the British and French. The Castle at it presented itself then … important as a supply station, as it was breaking the British blockade of the United States. French guns were … of the French fleet in June 1781. Preparing against a British take-over (1781-1795) In July 1781 the Cape was …

… took place on the 11th and 12th June 1900, in which 14000 British soldiers and 4000 Boers engaged in battle. Nineteen British soldiers and three Boers lost their lives. During … of Remembrance. Lord Roberts, Commander in Chief of the British forces, prepared to occupy Pretoria on 5 June 1900, …

… a home for runaway slaves and Blacks discharged from the British Army. In 1808 the coastal zone was colonized by the British, and in 1896 the British proclaimed a protectorate inland . Through the …

… of trade. [i] European colonisation of Africa included British occupation of parts of East Africa, including Kenya … settlers. The 1950’s saw the dawn of a rebellion against British rule Although this uprising was unsuccessful, it … control of this region was gradually transferred to the British Empire, aside from a small coastal strip that …

… Boer property. Immigrant miners were enraged and a former British sailor called Stafford Parker organised his fellow … Republic and by December of the same year about 10 000 British Settlers made their home in the new Republic. Parker … West.' On the 5th of August 1879 it became a separate British Crown Colony. However, this did not settle the …

… was erected during the South African Boer War by the British Military, under the guidance of Major-General G Barton, who commanded British forces in this Area in 1901. Known in its time as … differs substantially from other blockhouses built by the British elsewhere in Southern Africa, and formed part of a …

… around 1905, just after the 2nd Anglo Boer War by the British Army to garrison the City of Pretoria, and they … Roberts (Lord Roberts), was one the most successful British Commanders of the 19th Century and the overall Commander of British Forces during the 2nd Anglo Boer War. It was however. …

… and the importance of the Cape sea-route to India the British Government sent a fleet of seven Royal Navy ships … Town pulled back to their fort in Muizenberg while the British sent a delegation through to the Castle in Cape Town … suggested that the Dutch should hand over the Cape to the British . This was rejected and the British delegation …

… the Pondoland coast without the express permission of the British Colonial Government. In March 1861 the northern … of the Maitland Treaty, Sir Henry Barkly proposed that the British be allowed to locate a customs-house at the mouth of … Mqikela, refused this offer and in September 1878 the British unilaterally issued a proclamation absolving minor …

… of the Togoland German protectorate, which was occupied by British and French forces in 1914. In 1922 the League of … to France and the western portion to Britain. In 1946 the British and French governments placed the territories under United Nations. Ten years later British Togoland was incorporated into the Gold Coast, and …

… upon their ancestral lands, rose in revolt against the British. They were given support by their neighbours the … the Khoikhoi of the Kat River Settlement, a group whom the British had hitherto assumed to be their allies. Following … river and their lands were formed into the territory of British Kaffraria. In due course this was annexed to the …

… of defense. After being subjected to a heavy barrage from British artillery throughout the morning, the Boers retreated from the village and by 14:00 British troops had taken this position. By the next morning the Boer army had abandoned the Field to the British. …

… On June 11, 1795, a squadron of British warships anchored in False Bay. In reaction the … year the Dutch forces at the Cape capitulated. In 1827 the British decided to dismantle the Kijk-in-de-pot Battery, but … Artillery. Fort Wynyard only saw action once, during the British invasion of 1795.  It was declared a National …

… In fact, it was one of the few victories claimed by the British in the conflict, despite their retreat afterwards. … war office posted a story with the headlines: Recaptured: British make great demonstration against Railway station … area even then as 'open, rolling countryside' which the British were glad of because it was 'very suitable to cavalry …

… colours of Imperial Germany - which I am sure worried the British Colonial Office. This explains why in 1885, 5000 British troops were sent in and declared Goshen (and Stellaland) part of the Crown Colony of British Bechuanaland, which was later incorporated into the …

… the Cape Colony with the aim of organizing an exodus from British-controlled territory. Some 12,000 of these Boer … out of reach of the administration in the Cape Colony, the British in 1852 recognized the independence of the Afrikaners … along the Vaal River and other sites, which heightened British interest in gaining control of the region but did …

… were mostly Afrikaans, and did not want to be ruled by the British. The eastern border was very far from Cape Town, the … were basically free to do what they wanted. But when the British took over, they wanted more control over the eastern border. When the British government of the Cape spread their control to the …

… Hospital, situated on South Beach Durban . Named after the British statesman, Henry Addington who later became; 'Viscount Sidmouth'- which is a British nobleman ranking above a Baron but, below an Earl. …

… of Simonstown. It has been claimed that this is the oldest British structure of its kind in the world, as well as the first building to be erected after the first British occupation of the Cape in 1795. It was declared a …

… The Portuguese arrived in the area in 1488, followed by the British in the 1820's . The region was the site of frequent … and its role as a frontier town and later a part of the British Cape Colony .  Ntabankulu is an isiXhosa word meaning … first areas colonized by the Portuguese and later by the British, and it also saw numerous clashes between the …

… was designed by a railway engineer in memory of fallen British soldiers. It was built in 1901 by British troops, of which some were stonemasons, who were … The apse was later completed with red face brick. The British military camp and hospital contributed considerably …

… and was known as the Republic of Klip River. Also the British annexed it in the 1850s and initially referred to it … and continued to the 28 February 1900 Approximately 3,000 British soldiers died during this incident. Also, the … Piet Joubert attempted to capture the town before the British could launch another attempt to break the blockade. …

… the global influence of the Dutch began to fade and the British moved to fill the vacuum that they left. By 1815 British sovereignty of the Cape was recognized by other European Nations. The influx of British settlers and the imposition of British law infuriated …

… Belmont Terrace, is a stone fort built in 1799 by the British Forces to defend the mouth of the Baakens River. … Named after Frederick, Duke of York and Commander of the British Army, it was built by troops sent to Algoa Bay to … rebels during the Napoleonic wars, the inception of British occupation of the colony. The ‘landing with fresh …

… Also known as the Bloemfontein Fort. On 3 February 1848 the British declared the Orange River Sovereignty, covering a broad area of land over the Gariep River. In July the British Resident in Bloemfontein, Henry Warden, came under … have fired a shot in anger, and when it was retaken by the British in 1900, they converted a portion into a military …

… Free State from 1886 until 1899 when the city fell to the British Empire during the Second Anglo-Boer War.   A trekboer … for themselves. Major Henry Douglas Warden, then the British Resident for the area North of the Orange River, … kleihuis' (Afrikaans for humble clay-house). In 1854, The British Government abandoned the Orange River Sovereignty and …