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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Page 218
... Somerset dis- banded the farmers , who ( in relays ) had been on commando since August 1811 , and trusted to the new troops on the frontier to prevent further incursions . But the seeming tranquillity was merely a lull in the storm ...
... Somerset dis- banded the farmers , who ( in relays ) had been on commando since August 1811 , and trusted to the new troops on the frontier to prevent further incursions . But the seeming tranquillity was merely a lull in the storm ...
Page 222
... Somerset mentioning the numerous applications which he was receiving from intending emigrants , and asking for the Governor's advice on the prospects of settlement in the colony and whether he advocated large grants conditional upon the ...
... Somerset mentioning the numerous applications which he was receiving from intending emigrants , and asking for the Governor's advice on the prospects of settlement in the colony and whether he advocated large grants conditional upon the ...
Page 250
... Somerset pressed for his removal , and this , in a letter of 13 March 1824 , Lord Bathurst sanctioned . Colonel Bird , there is reason to suppose , had once , especially under Donkin , been a considerable power , according to Philip ...
... Somerset pressed for his removal , and this , in a letter of 13 March 1824 , Lord Bathurst sanctioned . Colonel Bird , there is reason to suppose , had once , especially under Donkin , been a considerable power , according to Philip ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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