The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Trekkers and pre - Trek Boers competed with one another for farms in Adam Kok's Griqua state of Philippolis to the north of the Orange River , while beyond the Griqua borders men subject to no government whatever , even in name ...
Trekkers and pre - Trek Boers competed with one another for farms in Adam Kok's Griqua state of Philippolis to the north of the Orange River , while beyond the Griqua borders men subject to no government whatever , even in name ...
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Both on the grounds of humanity and self - preservation Carnarvon felt bound to intervene.3 He believed that the situation of the Boers was one of imminent peril . They were confronted with the possibility of civil war , and whilst the ...
Both on the grounds of humanity and self - preservation Carnarvon felt bound to intervene.3 He believed that the situation of the Boers was one of imminent peril . They were confronted with the possibility of civil war , and whilst the ...
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The Boers , however , were not to be satisfied with anything less than their cherished Volksraad.1 At a mass meeting held at Wonderfontein in December , they repudiated the sovereignty of the Queen . ? In the spring of 1880 Disraeli's ...
The Boers , however , were not to be satisfied with anything less than their cherished Volksraad.1 At a mass meeting held at Wonderfontein in December , they repudiated the sovereignty of the Queen . ? In the spring of 1880 Disraeli's ...
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Contents
THE GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
Rainfall II | 11 |
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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, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 1 Dec 2006 |
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