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Headword Date Article Type
Britain gains the Cape Colony and Malacca 1795 T
British occupy Cape of Good Hope 1795 T Note
Cape Colony reoccupied by the British 1806 T
Britain suppresses the Boer farmers 1815 T
Large numbers of British settlers arrive at the Cape 1820 T
Boers from Cape Colony move north-east 1836 T
Thousands of Boers settle in Natal 1837 T
British attempt to cut of Boers from access to sea 1842 T
Britain takes control of the Boer Republic of Natal 1843 T Note
Basutoland becomes a native state under British protection 1843 T Note
Natal is combined with Cape Colony for administrative purposes 1844 T Note
Harry Smith annexes country between Orange and Vaal rivers 1848 T Note
Cape Colony forbids landing of convicts 1849 T Note
Natal becomes a British colony 1856 T
The independent British Colony of Kaffraria is incorporated with Cape Colony 1865 T Note
Sotho kingdom requests British annexation 1868 T Note
Diamonds discovered in Orange Free State 1870 T Note
Basutoland comes under the control of the Cape Colony 1871 T Note
Kimberley diamond region annexed by Britain 1871 T Note
Cape Colony granted self-government 1872 T Note

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