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… Great Trek was in rebellion against the policies of the British government and in search of fresh pasturelands, by … bizarre is: 'The Graaff-Reinet Club' , which hosted the British Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards during the South …

… by the middlemen. Following the arrival of Portuguese, British, French, and Dutch traders show up. Among the Igbo … which controlled most of N Nigeria until the coming of the British in 1900–1906. Under both Usuman dan Fodio and … later (1879), Sir George Goldie gained control of all the British firms trading on the Niger, and in the 1880s he took …

… of Jewry under the aegis of the Dutch, French and British Empires. In the case of the Cape, though a Colonial … sufficient Jews from Europe to what by then had become a British Colony, to achieve the critical mass needed to try …

… time. The site remained in military use during the First British Occupation as well as during Batavian rule. By 1814 … to pass with the Battle of Muizenberg (1975) and the first British occupation of the Cape (1795). Het Posthuys is …

… Delagoa Bay (now Maputo), where they could trade free of British control. Casper Kruger, went out scouting on …

… by artist, curator and teacher David Koloane and British art collector and philanthropist Robert Loder, who …

… given to Adolf Schiel, chief of the Prison Services. When British forces captured Johannesburg in May 1900, the guns on …

… George's Street. On 6 January 1849 Major Henry Warden, the British Resident Administrator, laid the foundation stone for …

… under old NMC legislation on 10 December 1965. The British Army approached Pretoria at Wierda Bridge (Six Mile …

… from the main street, named after Sir George Grey, the British governor of the Cape Colony. But amongst the cities …

… steeped in a history that belongs to the Bushmen, Boer and British soldiers, and Scottish settlers. The Winterberg was …

… where the huge diamond, that now sits in the crown of British royalty, was found! …

… two of the greatest colonial powers of the time, the British and the Dutch. The Dutch were in charge for the first … a garrison to help the Dutch defend the City against British attack, and the French presence influenced local Architecture and Culture. British occupation in the 19th Century brought new …

… These workshops were then brought to South Africa by British project initiator and current Board Member of …

… from 1761. Following the annexation of the Cape by the British in 1806, the Council acquired more municipal …

… was one. Although the land was still the property of the British Crown it was surveyed into usable lots, building lots …

… importance of the Malabar region where, rumour has it, the British spotted a peacock for the first time. Hence the …

… in Sepedi or North Sotho. The publication in 1904 by the British and Foreign Bible Society of this combined effort was …

… the well-known Oaklands property. Shortly after the second British occupation of the Cape in 1806 it was converted to a …

… three sculptures in bronze. This memorial is dedicated to British soldiers who died during the Wars and is made up of …

… internationally for his struggle for freedom from the British during the Second Boer War (1899 - 1902). Both the …

… repercussions of the French Revolution .  Under the British, Seychelles achieved a population of some 7000 by the …

… servant who had held the position of Secretary to the British War Claims Commission. Bailie was introduced to the …

… intended to be a Military Outpost designed to protect the British subjects from attack during the time of the Frontier … in the most interesting manner. In the grounds is a 1921 British-built steam locomotive that was used to pull the   …

… is one of the oldest in the Province. There is also: a  British Fort; ancient War Trenches and cemeteries; a Garden …

… its past, with graves dating from the town’s founders, to British soldiers who fought in the Area. The Cemetery holds … At a time when South Africa was transitioning from British Colonial Rule to the Union of South Africa , …

… Its presence was linked directly to the importation by the British military of Argentinean horses to the Cape during the …

… fallen into a " ruinous " condition, although when the British invaded the Cape in 1795 it was considered to be …

… Boer woman and children, driven from their land by the British "scorched earth" policy. This policy dictated the …

… of Landdrost and heemraden when they were abolished by the British colonial government. In 1846 the government sold the …