British Bechuanaland
British Bechuanaland (English: British Bechuanaland ) was a British crown colony .
The colony comprised the area south of the Molopo River and the land west of it up to the confluence of the Molopo and the Orange . The British protectorate Bechuanaland , which was established at the same time, bordered to the north and west, and the South African Republic to the south . The area later became part of the South African Union and is now part of the Republic of South Africa .
history
The United States of Stellaland , occupied by British forces under the command of Charles Warren , was annexed on September 30, 1885 and became a colony of British Bechuanaland. The seat of the colonial administration was in Mafikeng . On November 16, 1895, the colony was united with the British Cape Colony .
Military commander
- Frederick Carrington, September 1, 1885 to October 23, 1885
Administrator
- Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard , October 23, 1885 to November 16, 1895
Individual evidence
- ^ Frank Richardson Cana, Alfred Peter Hillier: Bechuanaland . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 3 : Austria - Bisectrix . London 1910, p. 604–607 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
- ↑ a b c British Bechuanaland. worldstatesmen.org