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
mass ...
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
mass ...
Page 250
Of this Commission it can only be said that several of the colonies were causing
concern, and that, the post-war “Peterloo” ... 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 “Peterloo” ... may have been inaccurate or
tendentious,” in one way or another the Cape was giving Downing Street cause
to think.
Page 327
SOCIAL CAUSES OF THE GREAT TREK 327 Kaffir war of 1834–5 by the
combined forces of Downing Street and Exeter Hall. It is true ... The overthrow of
the D'Urban settlement was only a subsidiary cause, though a powerful one. So it
was ...
SOCIAL CAUSES OF THE GREAT TREK 327 Kaffir war of 1834–5 by the
combined forces of Downing Street and Exeter Hall. It is true ... The overthrow of
the D'Urban settlement was only a subsidiary cause, though a powerful one. So it
was ...
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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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