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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The Slachter's Nek episode was intrinsically nothing more than a riotous act committed by some sixty individuals , who supported the cause of a man who had tried to shoot the representatives of the law in the execution of their duty .
The Slachter's Nek episode was intrinsically nothing more than a riotous act committed by some sixty individuals , who supported the cause of a man who had tried to shoot the representatives of the law in the execution of their duty .
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Of this Commission it can only be said that several of the colonies were causing concern , and that , the post - war ... may have been inaccurate or tendentious , in one way or another the Cape was giving Downing Street cause to think .
Of this Commission it can only be said that several of the colonies were causing concern , and that , the post - war ... may have been inaccurate or tendentious , in one way or another the Cape was giving Downing Street cause to think .
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SOCIAL CAUSES OF THE GREAT TREK 327 Kaffir war of 1834-5 by the combined forces of Downing Street and Exeter Hall . ... The overthrow of the D'Urban settlement was only a subsidiary cause , though a powerful one .
SOCIAL CAUSES OF THE GREAT TREK 327 Kaffir war of 1834-5 by the combined forces of Downing Street and Exeter Hall . ... The overthrow of the D'Urban settlement was only a subsidiary cause , though a powerful one .
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
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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