Political changes from 1750 to 1820
… clothing, machinery, crockery and furniture. The Cape’s main export was wine. Cape Town began to develop as a vital … to succumb to the demands of the British colony. The main objective of the British forces was to gain control of … Mthethwa, under the rule of Dingiswayo, was Zwide’s main rival. In 1817 Zwide ordered an attack on the Mthethwa …