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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Page 151
They took a natural pride in their military achievements, and on one occasion in
sending a memorial to van Riebeeck they boldly asserted: “For we be the
defenders of our land!” Though contact with the garrison soldiers was at first
retained, ...
They took a natural pride in their military achievements, and on one occasion in
sending a memorial to van Riebeeck they boldly asserted: “For we be the
defenders of our land!” Though contact with the garrison soldiers was at first
retained, ...
Page 206
The respective spheres of military authority exercised by the Governor and the
senior military officer in the old colonies had been precisely defined in
accordance with the Governor's constitutional position in relation to the local
Assembly, ...
The respective spheres of military authority exercised by the Governor and the
senior military officer in the old colonies had been precisely defined in
accordance with the Governor's constitutional position in relation to the local
Assembly, ...
Page 228
No doubt the Government was not anxious to advertise the fact that they were
proposing to settle a dangerous area for military purposes, but the precaution
seems to have been somewhat futile in view of the fact that news of a fresh Kaffir
war ...
No doubt the Government was not anxious to advertise the fact that they were
proposing to settle a dangerous area for military purposes, but the precaution
seems to have been somewhat futile in view of the fact that news of a fresh Kaffir
war ...
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Contents
THE GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT | 2 |
Climate and Temperature | 9 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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