British Bechuanaland
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British Bechuanaland | |||||||||||
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1885–1895 | |||||||||||
Anthem: Crown Colony | |||||||||||
Capital | Vryburg | ||||||||||
Common languages | English | ||||||||||
Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||||||
Queen | |||||||||||
• 1885–95 | Queen Victoria | ||||||||||
Historical era | New Imperialism | ||||||||||
30 September 1885 | |||||||||||
• Annexation to Cape Colony | 16 November 1895 | ||||||||||
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British Bechuanaland was a short-lived Crown colony of the United Kingdom that existed in southern Africa from its formation on 30 September 1885 until its annexation to the neighbouring Cape Colony on 16 November 1895.[1] British Bechuanaland had an area of 51,424 square miles (133,190 km2) and a population of 84,210.[2] Today the region forms part of South Africa.
History
Bechuanaland meant "the country of the Tswana", and for administrative purposes was divided into two political entities by the Molopo River. The northern part was administered as the Bechuanaland Protectorate, and the southern part was administered as the Crown colony of British Bechuanaland.[2]
In 1882, the Tswana country suffered two secessions by the
A force of 4,000 troops, under Sir Charles Warren, set off to recapture Stellaland and Goshen. On 7 February 1885 the force reached
On 30 September 1885, Stellaland, Goshen and other territories to the south of the
Postal and revenue stamps
See also
- History of South Africa
- Bechuanaland Protectorate, the northern part of Bechuanaland that now forms the Republic of Botswana.
- Postage stamps and postal history of British Bechuanaland
References
- ^ Ben Cahoon. "South Africa". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ^ a b c Cana, Frank Richardson; Hillier, Alfred Peter (1911). Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 604–605. . In
- ^ a b "ARMY SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES' 1884–5—MILITARY OPERATION'S IN EGYPT AND BECHUANALAND. (Hansard, 13 November 1884)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 13 November 1884. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ISBN 9781538111338.