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Where to See
British Colonization
The museums in Mthatha
(the capital of the former
Transkei) and the University
Battle of Blaauwberg (1806) of Fort Hare in Alice (in the
This battle between the Dutch and the British was fought at the foot former Ciskei) have inter esting
of the Blouberg, out of range of British warships. Outnumbered and collections of colonial artifacts.
poorly disciplined, the Dutch defenders soon broke rank and fled. Old weapons and ammunition,
uniforms, maps, and even
letters and medical supplies
are displayed in the Military
The 1820 Settlers
About 4,000 Britons, Museum at the Castle of Good
mostly artisans with little or Hope in Cape Town (pp130–31).
no farming experience, The museums in King William’s
settled around Grahams­ Town, Queens­ town and
town (see pp256–7). Grahamstown (pp256–7)
exhibit collections of frontier­
war memorabilia. The excellent
Museum Africa in Johannes­
burg (p314) has a superb
The Powder Magazine collection of old prints
could hold some 900 kg and paintings.
(2,000 lb) of gunpowder.

Entrance
Museum Africa has three
permanent exhibitions and
various temporary displays.

Shaka Zulu
This gifted military
The Xhosa strategist became Zulu
The Xhosa had farmed in chief after the death of
the Zuurveld (present Dingiswayo in 1817. Shaka
Eastern Cape) for cen­ introduced the assegaai
turies. The arrival of the (short spear) and
1820 Settlers caused united lesser clans
friction and dispute. into a Zulu empire.

1795 Battle 1800 The Cape 1806 Battle of Typical settler house 1829 The Khoina
of Muizen­ Town Gazette Blaauwberg. are released from
berg and and African Second British 1818 Shaka’s 1820 4,000 British having to carry passes.
first British Advertiser are occupation of military conquests settlers arrive in The University of Cape
occupation first published the Cape in Zululand begin Grahamstown Town is founded
1790 1800 1810 1820 1830
1802 Lady Anne 1814 British 1828 Shaka Zulu is
1793 Lombard Bank, Barnard, whose occupation of 1815 The Slagter’s Nek rebellion, murdered by his half­
the first bank in the letters and diaries the Cape is led by anti­British frontiersmen, brothers, including
country, opens in give an insight into ratified by the ends with judicial executions near Dingane
Cape Town colonial life, leaves Congress of Cookhouse (Eastern Cape)
the Cape Vienna

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