The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1963 - Great Britain |
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His outposts were already in the cornlands intermingled with the subjects of rival
Chiefs and, on the outskirts, with Boers who had drifted up singly from the frontier
districts of Cape Colony. In the upper Caledon valley Sikonyela's Batlokwa ...
His outposts were already in the cornlands intermingled with the subjects of rival
Chiefs and, on the outskirts, with Boers who had drifted up singly from the frontier
districts of Cape Colony. In the upper Caledon valley Sikonyela's Batlokwa ...
Page 475
Cetewayo prepared to drive the Boers over the Vaal, and massed three corps of
his trained impis on the frontier. The Boers, with but twelve shillings and sixpence
in the Treasury, no credit and no organised military force, apparently lay at his ...
Cetewayo prepared to drive the Boers over the Vaal, and massed three corps of
his trained impis on the frontier. The Boers, with but twelve shillings and sixpence
in the Treasury, no credit and no organised military force, apparently lay at his ...
Page 494
Wolseley thought that the Boers were becoming reconciled to the inevitable." On
his advice, troops were withdrawn from South Africa, whilst he himself went home
. Kruger and Joubert wrote to Gladstone begging him to satisfy the expectations ...
Wolseley thought that the Boers were becoming reconciled to the inevitable." On
his advice, troops were withdrawn from South Africa, whilst he himself went home
. Kruger and Joubert wrote to Gladstone begging him to satisfy the expectations ...
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Contents
THE GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT | 2 |
Climate and Temperature | 9 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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