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… which served as defensive fortresses, were erected by the British in 1900 and are still standing in the twenty-first … town and its mine, several blockhouses were erected by the British in October 1900. The blockhouses were involved in …

… in 1837. The Village was later taken over and made into a British military garrison, as a defence in case of attacks. Many German and British immigrants settled here over the Years as the Town …

… Noel-Barham, who set it up as a Restaurant, called the British Middle-East Indian Sporting and Dining Club. It had …

… is Constructed from rocks painted white. It was built by British troops stationed in the area during the Anglo-Boer …

… South African art (particularly that of the Eastern Cape), British art, international printmaking and Oriental art …

… Memorial to fallen Boers and a Garden to honour the British soldiers. The Great Trek Monument is a granite …

… The Heilbron district felt the uncomfortable weight of the British presence shortly after the army took the town on 7 … to be evacuated, while nearby Frankfort was burnt by the British, necessitating the removal of these families as well. … site was a beautiful one, he declared, fully protected by British guns. The ‘natives’ got all they wanted and were …

… Cape Town led over the hill adjacent to Oude Wijnberg. The British arrived in False Bay in July 1795 under the pretext … control of the Cape settlement on 16 Sept 1795 after the British troops, supported by gunfire from their ships, swept … of Wynberg developed rapidly into a garrison town, as the British settled a large amount of troops in the area. Being …

… fruit and maize are produced in the district. In 1850 the British established a military post at Windvogelberg, in the … neighbours. By May 1878 the uprising had been crushed by British forces, and those Ngqika groups who had taken part in …

… African history, Rhodes's name has become synonymous with British imperialism in Africa. The Rhodes memorial is …

… people. In 1808, when the Cape Colony was again under British control, the region was transferred to the Moravian …

… facilities for Imperial troops of Middle East Command. The British War Office suggested that 2 Hospitals of 1'200 beds, … the place where the old Wayside Inn had been situated. The British Government ultimately paid 328'000 pounds for a … was an important venue for the Royal visit in 1947 . Many British and Commonwealth troops were still recovering here, …

… at a time and his medical skills were sought out by the British colonists, Boers and indigenous people alike! He …

… The Breakwater Prison was constructed in 1860 to house British convicts working on the breakwater, which eventually …

… the war, the structure was used as a prison for captured British officers. This is where Winston Churchill escaped, at …

… out by another farmer, Maconachie, who used the names of British Isles’ authors for the names of the streets. This was …

… in 1880/81. Heidelberg was selected because it had no British troops stationed there, thus the Republic could be …

… daughter, Elsa. She fell in love with a soldier from a British garrison stationed in Hout Bay. However, their love was forbidden since he was British and she was Dutch. Kronendal under renovation during …

… War , a Boer force besieged the town of Mafikeng. The British soldiers in the Town were trapped for 7 months before … were rescued. In this time, Sol Plaatje worked for the British as an interpreter in Mafikeng. After the war he was …

… prevent the Northbound Rail Link from being destroyed, the British built hundreds of blockhouses. Two were erected to …

… was known as Bophuthatswana . It was once Colonised by the British , who established it as a Reserve for the local black …

… document, ending the war between the Boers and the British , was signed at Pretoria’s gracious; Melrose House , …

… magazine was located outside of the Fort's perimeter. The British realized that this was a mistake, and a new magazine …

… Fletcher , founder of the first mission established by the British Methodists in 1882. First inhabited by the Hlubi …

… an independent kingdom, ruled by the Hala royal clan. British interference and incursions began in the 19th … nonracial franchise, and military protection from both the British and their Gcaleka enemies. The Cape government agreed … as part of the "Transkeian territories". However, the British overthrow of the elected Cape government in 1878 and …

… Second Basotho War of 1864 to 1868, Moshoeshoe asked for British protection to protect his Kingdom. The Basotho kingdom became a British protectorate and the Second Basotho War came to an end. As a measure to appease the Boers, the British granted most of the Basotho’s fertile land to the …

… opening of the City Hall in 1905. In 1947, as part of the British Royal tour of South Africa, the lovely young Princess …

… Farm, Sir Robert Stanford. Who served many years, in the British Army. 3. The Village holds the title of '3rd most …

… The Dam was built by a consortium of Portuguese, German, British, and South African companies. The construction of the …

… significant Historical value as it is is named after a British sharpshooter Lt. Charles James Darter who was … mentioned, the grave of Charles James Darter, part of the British Army. His grave is located just North of Kamieskroon …