The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… could provide them with a well-organised and well-equipped army. It was the presence of the British that resulted in the … powerful. In 1851, with Smith's consent, Varden sent an army of British troops, Griqua, Kora, Rolong and a small … than go to war with them. The Basotho defeated Warden's army at Viervoet. The next year the British led another …