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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With regard to the defence of the frontier, Somerset strengthened and increased
the chain of posts along the Fish River, reducing the number of those in the rear.
Instead of infantry, he relied for the most part on cavalry as being more effective ...
With regard to the defence of the frontier, Somerset strengthened and increased
the chain of posts along the Fish River, reducing the number of those in the rear.
Instead of infantry, he relied for the most part on cavalry as being more effective ...
Page 316
On the frontier, in spite of a great drought, September and October 1834 were
marked by “profound peace”. The promise of a visit by the Governor in person
helped to keep the tribes abnormally quiet. In November Philip felt that he had
done ...
On the frontier, in spite of a great drought, September and October 1834 were
marked by “profound peace”. The promise of a visit by the Governor in person
helped to keep the tribes abnormally quiet. In November Philip felt that he had
done ...
Page 343
THE PONDO TREATY STATE 343 —some of the officials on the frontier and in
Cape Town, the majority of the ... The murders of Hottentot herdsmen and the
much rarer murders of Europeans, inevitable on all such Native frontiers, were ...
THE PONDO TREATY STATE 343 —some of the officials on the frontier and in
Cape Town, the majority of the ... The murders of Hottentot herdsmen and the
much rarer murders of Europeans, inevitable on all such Native frontiers, were ...
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Contents
THE GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT | 2 |
Climate and Temperature | 9 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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