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 pouring down the passes into Natal . Retief also found that during his absence Potgieter and Uys had taken a line of their own . With 135 mounted men and a few native followers they had gone against the Matabele , the one Bantu ...
... Trekkers pouring down the passes into Natal . Retief also found that during his absence Potgieter and Uys had taken a line of their own . With 135 mounted men and a few native followers they had gone against the Matabele , the one Bantu ...
Page 339
... Trekkers who had remained in Natal were preparing to retrace their steps up the mountain passes . The confusion that reigned beyond the Orange convinced Smith that he must either withdraw the Resident from Bloemfontein or else make ...
... Trekkers who had remained in Natal were preparing to retrace their steps up the mountain passes . The confusion that reigned beyond the Orange convinced Smith that he must either withdraw the Resident from Bloemfontein or else make ...
Page 340
... Trekkers and the tribes to fight it out . Even Earl Grey had had to face that fact a year before , 2 and now it fell to Smith to take the last definite step towards control which was neither so impulsive nor so rash as has sometimes ...
... Trekkers and the tribes to fight it out . Even Earl Grey had had to face that fact a year before , 2 and now it fell to Smith to take the last definite step towards control which was neither so impulsive nor so rash as has sometimes ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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