Britain takes the Cape
Victory at Blaauwberg hands the tip of Africa to Britain
In January 1806 a British landing force defeated the Batavian garrison at Blaauwberg near Cape Town, and Governor Janssens surrendered. Britain kept the Cape under the treaty of 1814, and from here came the Boer migrations and British expansion in southern Africa.
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