The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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At de Chavonnes ' death in 1724 his second - in - command , Jan de la Fontaine , assumed control till the arrival in 1727 of the new Governor , Peter Gysbert Noodt , an unpopular man who only survived his appointment for two years .
At de Chavonnes ' death in 1724 his second - in - command , Jan de la Fontaine , assumed control till the arrival in 1727 of the new Governor , Peter Gysbert Noodt , an unpopular man who only survived his appointment for two years .
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... and in independent Galekaland , and claimed that , by virtue of his commission as Governor and Commander - inChief , he himself was not bound by the advice of Ministers in regard to the command of military forces of any kind .
... and in independent Galekaland , and claimed that , by virtue of his commission as Governor and Commander - inChief , he himself was not bound by the advice of Ministers in regard to the command of military forces of any kind .
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Samuel Maharero gave the command that , while the missionaries , both British and Afrikaner , were to be spared , every German should be massacred . One hundred and twenty - three German male settlers were massacred , but the influence ...
Samuel Maharero gave the command that , while the missionaries , both British and Afrikaner , were to be spared , every German should be massacred . One hundred and twenty - three German male settlers were massacred , but the influence ...
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Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 30 Jan 2007 |
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