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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... Smith was dismayed that the Hottentots should join the Kaffirs , their hereditary foes , for in previous cam- paigns they had always given invaluable aid to the colonial forces ; but , after all , they were discontented because they had ...
... Smith was dismayed that the Hottentots should join the Kaffirs , their hereditary foes , for in previous cam- paigns they had always given invaluable aid to the colonial forces ; but , after all , they were discontented because they had ...
Page 356
... Smith , in command of ten good battalions and a regiment of lancers , was at last beating down the resistance of the ... Smith's prestige with the Cabinet was gone , and his enemies , eager to attack the ministry through him , were in ...
... Smith , in command of ten good battalions and a regiment of lancers , was at last beating down the resistance of the ... Smith's prestige with the Cabinet was gone , and his enemies , eager to attack the ministry through him , were in ...
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... Smith to carry on with the existing Council , Grey showed that he was totally unaware of the legal difficulties which Smith presently explained in a dignified defence of his conduct.5 In due course Grey made the amende honorable . In ...
... Smith to carry on with the existing Council , Grey showed that he was totally unaware of the legal difficulties which Smith presently explained in a dignified defence of his conduct.5 In due course Grey made the amende honorable . In ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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