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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As soon as the conquest was known , negotiations took place between the Directors and Lord Castlereagh in regard to the terms upon which the former would be willing to supply the Cape with Indian and China goods .
As soon as the conquest was known , negotiations took place between the Directors and Lord Castlereagh in regard to the terms upon which the former would be willing to supply the Cape with Indian and China goods .
Page 519
Other European adventurers , from the Diamond Fields and elsewhere , took the opposite side . The whole country was kept in a ferment . Mankorwane and Montsiwa sought British aid ; Masau and Moshete that of the Transvaalers .
Other European adventurers , from the Diamond Fields and elsewhere , took the opposite side . The whole country was kept in a ferment . Mankorwane and Montsiwa sought British aid ; Masau and Moshete that of the Transvaalers .
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In 1797–8 , the convoy which carried Lord Macartney and his staff to the Cape took only ten weeks on the voyage ; yet at the end of 1815 the first of the monthly mail packets took 114 days ( instead of 100 ) to reach Cape Town , and the ...
In 1797–8 , the convoy which carried Lord Macartney and his staff to the Cape took only ten weeks on the voyage ; yet at the end of 1815 the first of the monthly mail packets took 114 days ( instead of 100 ) to reach Cape Town , and the ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Smutss offer to S Rhodesia 1921 | 4 |
6 CIVIL ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMIC | 6 |
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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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