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Headword Date Article Type
Britain prevented from seizing Cape of Good Hope 1781 Topics
Britain gains the Cape Colony and Malacca 1795 Topics
British occupy Cape of Good Hope 1795 Topics Short note
Cape Colony reoccupied by the British 1806 Topics
Britain suppresses the Boer farmers 1815 Topics
Large numbers of British settlers arrive at the Cape 1820 Topics
Boers from Cape Colony move north-east 1836 Topics
Thousands of Boers settle in Natal 1837 Topics
British attempt to cut of Boers from access to sea 1842 Topics
Britain takes control of the Boer Republic of Natal 1843 Topics Short note
Basutoland becomes a native state under British protection 1843 Topics Short note
Natal is combined with Cape Colony for administrative purposes 1844 Topics Short note
Harry Smith annexes country between Orange and Vaal rivers 1848 Topics Short note
Cape Colony forbids landing of convicts 1849 Topics Short note
Natal becomes a British colony 1856 Topics
The independent British Colony of Kaffraria is incorporated with Cape Colony 1865 Topics Short note
Sotho kingdom requests British annexation 1868 Topics Short note
Diamonds discovered in Orange Free State 1870 Topics Short note
Basutoland comes under the control of the Cape Colony 1871 Topics Short note
Kimberley diamond region annexed by Britain 1871 Topics Short note

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