British South Africa Company, headed by Cecil Rhodes, is granted royal charter with extensive powers for expanding its territory at the expense of Transvaal.
Citation:
Editors. "Cecil Rhodes begins colonising Rhodesia".
The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 January 2010
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