Cape Colony
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The Cape Colony, also known as the Cape of Good Hope, was a British colony in present-day South Africa named after the Cape of Good Hope. It existed from 1795 to 1802, and again from 1806 to 1910, whe
Skirmish during the Xhosa Wars
Mossel Bay on the Indian Ocean, 1818
Table Bay, Cape Town, circa 1832
Battle of Blaauwberg
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The Battle of Blaauwberg was a successful British amphibious operation during the War of the Third Coalition which lasted from 8–18 January 1806 and resulted in the capture of the Dutch Cape Colony. A
Painting of the battle
1806 illustration of a Batavian officer and soldier in the Cape Colony
General Janssens at the Battle of Blaauwberg trying to prevent the rout of Batavian troops, which was the battle's turning point.
The Treaty Tree where the articles of capitulation for the capture of Cape Town were signed on 10 January 1806.