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… joining the Union of South Africa or continuing under the British South Africa Company (BSAC). The BSAC had governed … when it was granted a mining exploration charter by the British government. Its founder Cecil John Rhodes was given … self governing status as a colony within the larger British set of colonies. This resulted in the division of …

… into correspondence with Dadabhai Naoroji , member of the British Committee of the Congress in London and requested him … Monastery in Marianhill near Durban April 6, Represents British Indian merchants in arbitration case May 6, Appeals … Indians for famine relief in India May 18, Gandhi requests British Agent in Pretoria that British Government should bear …

… 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 …

… (which eventually became Cameroon in 1960) and to the British as British Cameroon North (became Nigeria in 1961) and British Cameroon South (eventually joined with Cameroon in …

… Botha`s British Allies When the Pretoria regime imposed new … matter in these terms because significant sections of the British establishments have, at last and in their own … Grave misgiving are expressed about our adopting the "British model" of one person one vote in a unitary State. …

… 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 …

… Sultan's regime. This move was strongly discouraged by the British, as this move would encourage the other European … superpower in Europe at the time was competing with the British in relation to naval supremacy; this too heightened … of the Panther to Agadir, the Germans thought that the British would side with them against the French, and possibly …

… the Transvaal. When the Transvaal had been annexed by the British, Kruger took leadership of the resistance movement. Once the first war of independence against the British broke out in 1881, Kruger was instrumental in negotiating the Transvaal's independence under British sovereignty. In 1882, he became the President of the …

… It came to the surface that a dispute ensued between British military advisers and the commanders of the SANDF over the integration process. The British advisers accused the SANDF of delaying the … prompted the exchange of correspondence between the British Military Advisory and Training Team (BMATT) and army …

… They however had to abandon their positions as soon as the British resorted to their outflanking activity which Roberts … on 31 May 1900 Johannesburg was occupied by the British forces. Roberts believed that if Pretoria fell, the … force the Transvaal government to surrender and accept the British terms for an end to the war. …

… General De Wet sent a burgher with a flag of truce to the British commander. His message read that the station was … called upon the post to surrender within ten minutes. The British commander Captain A. G. W. Grant sent back the … De Wet then ordered his commandos to fire at the British and they in turn returned fire. …

… Sir Alfred Milner was a British statesman and colonial Administrator.  Milner came to … Africa he became governor of the Cape. The cape was under British rule, as opposed to the Transvaal which was under … Transvaal. Kruger on the other hand was set on keeping the British out of the Transvaal. Milner opened the …

… Sandile was defeated and his territory was put under British command and called British Kaffraria. His dissatisfaction with the appointment British commissioners to rule the territory led to the Eighth …

… anyone who organised the taking of the Mau Mau oath. The British argued that the oath was often forced upon Kikuyu … when ordered to do so by the organisation.  The British used concentration camps to process those suspected … Abuse and torture was commonplace in these camps, as British guards used beatings, sexual abuse and executions to …

… at the Cape. The taking over of the Cape Colony by the British at the beginning of the 19th century introduced an … the main strategy throughout was in the hands of the British, backed by the vast resources of the mother country. It was British policy that dictated the course of events relative …

… are still alive. In the fifties of the 19th Century it was British policy to withdraw somewhat from its colonies in … she realised that this attitude was a mistake. After 1860 British imperialism had simply become so real that conscious attempts were made to expand the British sphere of influence over other countries. Along with …

… the four former colonies. The union was a victory for the British – especially for the ‘uitlanders’ (foreigners) and … Kruger who wanted to maintain independent colonies free of British influence. Indeed, the Afrikaners had already been defeated in the Boer War (1899-1902) , but the British acted to appease the Boers by granting them …

… 1846 Major Henry Douglas Warden appointed to set up a British residency in the area. 26 March, Warden's troops, … is established. 1868 Basotholand (today Lesotho) becomes a British Protectorate. 1867 The first hospital, St George's …

… Asia at the end of the fifteenth century and keeping the British imperial merchants in check, founded the Vereenigde … of the eighteenth century, giving way to the burgeoning British imperialist power. This coincided, too, with Europe's …

… 1917. They were on their way to France to assist the British during the First World War. 2. The blue crane - the …

… South African history curriculum . Learn History This is a British website that covers similar classroom history topics …

… union organised from 1973 was Sarmcol, a subsidiary of a British Tyre and Rubber Company. However, the company refused …

… 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 …

… Amiens, signed in 1802 (between England and France), the British officially returned the Cape Colony to the … is as follows: Dutch rule in the cape colony 1652 - 1795 British occupation 1795 - 1803 Return to Dutch rule 1803 - 1806 Second British occupation 1806 …

… representations to Your Excellency with reference to the British Indians, so far as regards Potchefstroom, we would … Excellency is to meet very shortly a deputation of the British Indian Association at Johannesburg. Mr. Loveday it … is not true. We supplied before the war a list of British Indian traders in the town of Potchefstroom to the …

… 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 …

… activities. However, some Western governments, notably the British and US governments maintained good relations with the … Africa and Britain remained cordial because of extensive British investments in South Africa. The fact that Britain … the US, Germany and to a lesser extent France. The British agreement with South Africa came only three years …

… 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. …

… At the Conference of Heads of State of the British Commonwealth of Nations held in Singapore, Britain … Britain's proposal threatened to cause the collapse of the British Commonwealth. Shortly after the conference, a coup … Kaunda of Zambia who were also vocal opponents of the British proposal. In February of the same year, without …