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… people' of Australia were labeled 'Aborigines' by the British settlers. Aborigine is a Latin word from 'ab' meaning … eighteenth century, during the powerful and imperialist British conquest the indigenous population was dispossessed … of the past is being exaggerated for political reasons. British policy 1788 to 1900 The British began its …

… Johannesburg. Curfews imposed by successive Republican and British military governments were singularly successful in … burghers . Even the momentary confusion surrounding the British take over of the town on 31 May 1900 saw … was strategically crucial and its fall virtually ensured a British victory on the day. One attempt was made by …

… in much more detail in the article below) implemented by British officials meant that the Boers did not have the … States (the Transvaal and the Orange Free State) and the British Colonial Powers.  One of the causes of this tension … as they were simply in the Transvaal to mine for gold, the British officials felt it necessary to change the policy in …

… instructed Pretorius to negotiate with the British to recognise the independence of Transvaal … April, Paul Kruger is sent to London to put before the British state secretary public petitions against annexation. … December, A meeting held at Wonderfontein to challenge the British administration in Pretoria, a milestone in Kruger's …

… in France. 1831     Revolution in Poland. 1832     British Reform Bill expands British voting rights. 1848 The year of revolutions: France; …

… avoid the Table Bay area. Confrontation and cooption The British, who entered the maritime trade after the formation … A Khoi named Coree was the first to be groomed by the British as an intermediary between the local inhabitants and … the crew of the Hector in 1613 and taken to England. The British wanted to teach him English and return him to the …

… as the formalisation of the Scramble for Africa. This British coined the term sometime in 1884, and it has since … of the continent, thereby delineating the rough areas of British, Portuguese, French, and Belgian control. The powers … riot in Cairo which saw hundreds of Europeans and British subjects murdered or injured, the United Kingdom …

… of this meeting. Tutu also had a fruitless meeting with British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, who was a … South African Government and later refused to meet with British Foreign Secretary, Geoffrey Howe, on his visit to …

… The South Africa Act passed by the British Parliament in 1909 combined the self-governing British colonies of the Natal, Cape, Transvaal and the Orange …

… trade with Asia. In 1600 the East India Company of the British was formed, and this was followed by the formation … and Robben Island were increasingly used by the Dutch and British. For instance in 1611, Dutch sailors were shipwrecked on Robben Island. In 1615 ten British prisoners were also dumped on Robben Island and in …

… at Congella. The Voortrekkers fight back and besiege the British camp. 1842 June: A British relief force under the leadership of … Pietermaritzburg signs the conditions of submission to the British forces after being subdued at Congella in June of the …

… unity talks. These subsequently proved fruitless 1852 British grant Transvaal Boers independence in terms of the … near Marabastad 1877 Annexation of the Transvaal by the British. Rise of nationalist political fervour among the … seat of Government of the United Boer Republic 1901 British capture of Pietersburg during the South African War …

… and attacked Pedi chiefs not loyal to him. But after the British occupied Lydenburg in September 1900, British commander Redvers Buller forced the Pedi to cease … been living alongside the Boers, turned on them after the British began supplying them with guns. Timeline: Nelspruit …

… Britain, and automatically South Africa as part of the British Empire, declares war against Germany and so enters … Conference, attended by representatives of Britain and the British Dominions, commences in London. India's attendance at … 21 May, In a letter to the Indian Opinion , the Cape British Indian Council calls for a national conference of …

… and its economy fell into the same speculative trap as its British counterparts, none proving more energetic in this … the farmers. But Bhacaland was deep in the heart of the British sphere of influence, the missionaries complained, and … historical claims to Natal. In the initial skirmish the British suffered serious losses. But once reinforcements …

… station, Genadendal in the Swellendam district. 1795 The British takes over control of the Cape and remain in charge throughout the 19th century.   1796 The British outlaws torture and some of the most brutal forms of … military outpost on the farm, Louwplaas was offered by the British government to the Moravian Missionary Society for the …

… I. 1878 Sekhukhuni at war with the Transvaal and British colonial administrations. 1879 The battle of Isandlwana between the Zulu and the British. c1880 Makgatho enrols at the Wesleyan Mission … of the Union in 1910 undermines these efforts.  The British Colonial administration, having defeated the …

… forces with Rhodes to try to develop and promote the British Empire in South Africa. In September and October 1895 … Transvaal, closing the drifts on the Transvaal side. The British government demanded that Kruger open the drifts and … of Johannesburg, with the support of Cecil John Rhodes. British and Jewish Businessmen protested against what they …

… to 1779 when Xhosa people, Boers, Khoikhoi, San and the British clashed intermittently for nearly a hundred years. … War. In March of the same year, Government of the First British Occupation sent some British soldiers under Gen T P Vandeleur to crush the …

… The discovery of a diamond on a farm in the British controlled Cape Colony in 1867 and of gold in the … powerhouse of Africa.  It led to a scramble by the British colonial administration to expand their political …

… Indian congress) was first called the TBIA (Transvaal British Indian Association) which was founded in 1903. The … was later named the TIC when India was no longer under British control. From the 1920s the organization functioned … (UDF) . The formation of the TBIA The TBIA (Transvaal British Indian Association) was formed in approximately 1903 …

… called the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, under the British Empire. They were also looking for them, with the …

… co-chair in 2007. [xxxviii] The fund was developed by the British and Norwegian states, and is concerned with the well …

… London and the Rhenish Mission Societies, the laws of the British and German Colonial administrations in southern …

… removal of coloured people from the voter’s roll. 1959 The British anti-Apartheid movement is found. This movement called for British to stop purchasing South African goods until the …

… Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State become British colonies. Indian, African, Coloured and White … No. 46 of 1903, is passed in the Transvaal.   February, British Indians from East London petitions the Indian … decides to establish an ambulance corps to assist the British in the campaign to put down the rebellion. 11 …

… Introduction The South Africa Act passed by the British Parliament in 1909 combined the self-governing British colonies of the Natal, Cape, Transvaal and the Orange …

… resulted in heavy loss of life for both the Boers and the British. The Boers had lost the war and peace negotiations … the mines opened again. This also meant that the two new British colonies could generate their own income and become …

… service were herded together in concentration camps by the British forces during Anglo-Boer War 2 (1899-1902). The first … lady, Emily Hobhouse , who tried her best to make the British authorities aware of the plight of especially the … to Pietermaritzburg and placed under house arrest by the British military authorities, despite her pleas to be sent to …