The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... Somerset , was less happy . On 5 April 1814 , H.M.S. Medway arrived at the Cape with the new Governor and his numerous suite on board . Somerset landed on the following morning , presented his commission , and demanded to be sworn in at ...
... Somerset , was less happy . On 5 April 1814 , H.M.S. Medway arrived at the Cape with the new Governor and his numerous suite on board . Somerset landed on the following morning , presented his commission , and demanded to be sworn in at ...
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... Somerset disbanded the farmers , who had been on commando in relays since August 1811 , and trusted to the new troops on the frontier to prevent further in- cursions . But the seeming tranquillity was merely a lull in the storm ...
... Somerset disbanded the farmers , who had been on commando in relays since August 1811 , and trusted to the new troops on the frontier to prevent further in- cursions . But the seeming tranquillity was merely a lull in the storm ...
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... Somerset , Lieut . - Col . Henry , “ blundering commando " of ( 1825 ) , 312 ; “ Border law " applied by ( 1835 ) , 316 , 429 Somerset East , Cape Colony ( previously Somerset Farm ) , 149 , 245 , 797 Somerset Schools ( 1822 ) , 887 ...
... Somerset , Lieut . - Col . Henry , “ blundering commando " of ( 1825 ) , 312 ; “ Border law " applied by ( 1835 ) , 316 , 429 Somerset East , Cape Colony ( previously Somerset Farm ) , 149 , 245 , 797 Somerset Schools ( 1822 ) , 887 ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari 569 | 15 |
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