Bechuanaland Expedition
1884–1885 British military expedition to present-day Botswana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bechuanaland Expedition or Warren Expedition, of late 1884/1885, was a British military expedition to the Tswana country, to assert British sovereignty in the face of encroachments from Germany and the Transvaal, and to suppress the Boer states of Stellaland and Goshen.
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Part of the Boer Wars | |||||||
Town hall of modern-day Vryburg | |||||||
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Stellaland South African Republic | |||||||
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Gerrit Jacobus van Niekerk Paul Kruger |
Sir, Charles Warren Cecil Rhodes |
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