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History of South Africa since September 1795

History of South Africa since September 1795

History of South Africa since September 1795

Volume 3: The Cape Colony from 1846 to 1860, Natal from 1847 to 1857, British Kaffraria from 1847 to 1860, and the Orange River Sovereignty and the Transvaal Republic from 1847 to 1854
George McCall Theal
December 2010
3. The Cape Colony from 1846 to 1860, Natal from 1847 to 1857, British Kaffraria from 1847 to 1860, and the Orange River Sovereignty and the Transvaal Republic from 1847 to 1854
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    George McCall Theal (1837–1919) was a prolific South African historian and civil servant. After working as a missionary between 1875–1880 he was appointed magistrate of Tamacha before taking a position as a clerk in the government and became Keeper of the Cape Colony Archives. He was appointed Colonial Historiographer in 1891. These volumes, first published in 1908, contain Theal's detailed history of South Africa between 1795–1894. Focusing on the political history of the country, Theal explores the British control of Cape Colony and the reactions of the Dutch setters to increasing British immigration, discussing the political consequences of the establishment of the various Boer Republics and the growth of Zulu power in South Africa. These volumes provide valuable details on the political history of South Africa, and reveal contemporary attitudes towards the history and ideas of colonisation. Volume 3 covers the colonies between 1846–1860.

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    December 2010
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    9781108023658
    540 pages
    229 × 152 × 35 mm
    0.94kg
    3 maps
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    Table of Contents

    • 34. Sir Peregrine Maitland, Governor continued. The seventh Kaffir war, called by the Xosas the War of the Axe
    • 35. Sir Henry Pottinger, Governor and High Commissioner, installed 27th January 1847, retired 1st December 1847. Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith, Governor and High Commissioner, installed 1st December 1847, retired 31st March 1852. The seventh Kaffir war continued
    • 36. Sir Henry G.W. Smith, Governor continued
    • 37. Sir Henry G.W. Smith continued. Lieutenant-General the Honourable George Cathcart, Governor, assumed duty 31st March 1852, retired 26th May 1854. The eight Kaffir war, or the Great Native Rebellion
    • 38. Grant of an exceedingly liberal constitution to the Cape Colony. Sir Henry G. W. Smith, Governor and High Commissioner continued. Sir George Cathcart, Governor and High Commissioner continued. Charles Henry Darling, Esquire, Lieutenant-Governor, acting head of the Government from 26th May to 5th December 1854
    • 39. Charles Henry Darling, Esquire, acting Governor, retired 5th of December 1854. Sir George Grey, Governor and High Commissioner, assumed duty 5th of December 1854, recalled and transferred the administration 20th of August 1859. The Cape Colony from 1854 to 1857
    • 40. Sir George Grey, Governor and High Commissioner continued. Lieutenant-General Robert Henry Wynyard, Lieutenant-Governor, acting administrator, 20th August 1859 to 4th July 1860
    • 41. British Kaffraria from 1854 to 1857
    • 42. British Kaffraria from 1857 to 1860
    • 43. The district of Natal, 1845 to 1857
    • 44. The district of Natal, 1845 to 1857 continued. The European section of the community
    • 45. Creation of the Orange River Sovereignty
    • 46. The Orange River Sovereignty
    • 47. The Orange River Sovereignty continued
    • 48. Abandonment of the Sovereignty
    • 49. Events north of the Vaal from 1851 to 1854
    • Notes on printed books concerning South Africa
    • Index.
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    • George McCall Theal