South Africa relations with the Boers and Bantu peoples; 1st Boer war, Xhosa war ect... (completed) Flashcards
who was the colonial secretary for South Africa?
Lord Carnarvon
what was Bartle Frere role
-1877 High commissioner and governor of the cape colony
who was king of Zululand?
King Cetshwayo
what is discovered at Kimberly and when?
diamonds in 1867
when did the British annex Basutoland and why?
1868 and because they claimed indigenous africans were seeking British protection against boers
when do the British annex Griqualand?
1871
what happened after Griqualand was annexed?
2,000 Griqua trekked to establish Griqualand East but this got annexed the following year.
-Brits proposed federation of British and Boer states 1875 but got rejected.
when was the Xhosa war and what happened?
1877-78 brits disarmed neighbouring tribesmen and annexed their communities to the cape
Boes less successful with Pedi tribe as they remained independent in eastern transvaal
when do Brits annex the Transvaal?
1877
when was the Zulu Peti war and what happened?
1879
- brits said they europeans needed protecting against the Zulus and boers accepted so launched and attack on Zululand in Jan.
- Zulus defeated at Ulundi and after attack on Pedi Boer declared total independence 1880
when the Boers declare independence?
1880
when was the first Boer war and what happened?
1880
Boers attack British army garrison across transvaal and Brit defeat at Majuba Hill 1881 with 150 Brits killed
What was the convention of Pretoria and when?
What the Brits were forced to sign which recognised Boer as a self government in the Transvaal, 1881
When was the German South West African Colony formed
1884
When did the Brits annex Bechuanaland?
1885
