The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 3John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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... Transvaal in some form as a pressing need in 1876 ; it was the report received in London on 14 September of a Boer reverse at the hands of Sekukuni's tribesmen and of a request from a meeting of Transvaalers for British inter- vention ...
... Transvaal in some form as a pressing need in 1876 ; it was the report received in London on 14 September of a Boer reverse at the hands of Sekukuni's tribesmen and of a request from a meeting of Transvaalers for British inter- vention ...
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... Transvaal . The Cabinet's hopes of enforcing an early confederation of South Africa were dispelled in July , only two months later . The Transvaal and Cape Boer leaders had foiled the imperial authorities.5 Divorced from the ...
... Transvaal . The Cabinet's hopes of enforcing an early confederation of South Africa were dispelled in July , only two months later . The Transvaal and Cape Boer leaders had foiled the imperial authorities.5 Divorced from the ...
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... Transvaal . These same ministers resisted the Radi- cals ' Irish land measures . To withdraw from the Transvaal , the Whigs and Conservatives protested , would be to abandon the native popu- lation to Boer oppression and weaken imperial ...
... Transvaal . These same ministers resisted the Radi- cals ' Irish land measures . To withdraw from the Transvaal , the Whigs and Conservatives protested , would be to abandon the native popu- lation to Boer oppression and weaken imperial ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Dual character of the Empire by 1870 | 11 |
CHAPTER II | 17 |
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