The complete story of the Transvaal, from the 'Great trek' to the Convention of London |
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Strana xiv
... appointed Commandant - General - The Zulu war - Piet Uys and the Utrecht Boers assist ; the other Boers hold aloof - Meeting at Wonderfontein - Jou- bert's interview with Sir Bartle Frere - Recall of Sir Theo- philus Shepstone , and ...
... appointed Commandant - General - The Zulu war - Piet Uys and the Utrecht Boers assist ; the other Boers hold aloof - Meeting at Wonderfontein - Jou- bert's interview with Sir Bartle Frere - Recall of Sir Theo- philus Shepstone , and ...
Strana 1
... April , 1880. Shortly after my arrival , a Commission An account of this visit will be found in " Among the Boers , " published by Remington and Co. B was appointed to determine the boundary between the Transvaal and.
... April , 1880. Shortly after my arrival , a Commission An account of this visit will be found in " Among the Boers , " published by Remington and Co. B was appointed to determine the boundary between the Transvaal and.
Strana 2
... appointed to prepare the convention with the Boers . I then returned to England , where I assisted the deputation which was sent home by the Loyalists to represent their case to the Government . I may , there- fore , claim a personal ...
... appointed to prepare the convention with the Boers . I then returned to England , where I assisted the deputation which was sent home by the Loyalists to represent their case to the Government . I may , there- fore , claim a personal ...
Strana 7
... appointed Boer Government have granted concessions to a number of speculators , and several companies have been formed to work the mines . Lead is found almost pure in the Marico district . For a long time it was worked for the sake of ...
... appointed Boer Government have granted concessions to a number of speculators , and several companies have been formed to work the mines . Lead is found almost pure in the Marico district . For a long time it was worked for the sake of ...
Strana 26
... appointed Acting President , refused to acknowledge the Volksraad , and raised the flag of rebellion . He was attacked by Snyman and Paul Kruger ( now the President of the South African Republic ) . Schoeman took refuge in Potchefstroom ...
... appointed Acting President , refused to acknowledge the Volksraad , and raised the flag of rebellion . He was attacked by Snyman and Paul Kruger ( now the President of the South African Republic ) . Schoeman took refuge in Potchefstroom ...
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afterwards annexation appointed arrived Article attack authority Betshuana Blue Book Boers boundaries British Government British Resident Burgers camp Cape Colony carbineers cattle chief cloth extra Colonel Coloured command Crown 8vo deputation Dutch Edition enemy England English fight fire flag force garrison gilt edges Gladstone granted hill honour House Illustrated inhabitants Joubert Kaffirs Ketchwayo kraal Kruger laager Laing's Nek land Landdrost Lanyon laws letter Lord Kimberley loyalists Lydenburg Majesty's Government Majuba Mankoroane ment military Montsiwe mounted Natal Newcastle obligations officers party peace persons Potchefstroom Pretoria proclamation promises R. D. BLACKMORE Royal Commission Sampson Low Sand River Convention Sekkukuni sent shot siege Sir Bartle Frere Sir Evelyn Wood Sir Garnet Wolseley Sir Theophilus Shepstone slavery Small post 8vo South Africa South African Republic speech Spruit taken territory Theophilus Shepstone tion took town Transvaal Government treaty troops Vaal River Veld Volksraad vols volunteers waggons wounded Zulu
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