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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... republics he contemplated what Sir George Grey was be- ginning to advocate with increasing urgency for the whole of South Africa a union of governments and parties , not merely for aggression and defence , but for the more inclusive ...
... republics he contemplated what Sir George Grey was be- ginning to advocate with increasing urgency for the whole of South Africa a union of governments and parties , not merely for aggression and defence , but for the more inclusive ...
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... republics in a “ de- fensive " war . For the safety of its own frontiers the British Govern- ment must forestall Pretorius by uniting with the Free State before- hand.1 But Labouchere , now Colonial Secretary , was adamant . He told ...
... republics in a “ de- fensive " war . For the safety of its own frontiers the British Govern- ment must forestall Pretorius by uniting with the Free State before- hand.1 But Labouchere , now Colonial Secretary , was adamant . He told ...
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... republics to come down to the sea . The southern Basuto border , as fixed by him , cut off the Free State from a possible corridor down to Port St John's in Pondoland , and that this was designed we can see from the fact that ...
... republics to come down to the sea . The southern Basuto border , as fixed by him , cut off the Free State from a possible corridor down to Port St John's in Pondoland , and that this was designed we can see from the fact that ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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