Theme
Colonial Administration
Events involving formal colonial governance, administration, and institutional control.
Initial theme stub generated from the nineteenth-century event dataset.
Events
1705–1707Burgher opposition to Willem Adriaan van der Stel intensifies28 February 1706Adam Tas is arrested1707Willem Adriaan van der Stel is recalled22 February 1707News arrives that the Lords Seventeen have ruled against Van der Stel1727–1729Extraordinary soldier desertions under Governor NoodtLate 1770s–early 1780sCape burgher political turmoil and “Cape Patriot” mobilisationMay 1793H. C. D. Maynier becomes landdrost of Graaff-Reinet1795Graaff-Reinet burghers expel Maynier and revolt1795Swellendam declares itself independent of VOC authority16 September 1795Cape capitulates to Britain21 February 1803–8 January 1806Batavian Republic assumes control of the Cape6 August 1813Cape loan places become eligible for perpetual quitrent1829Kat River Settlement established1887Zululand annexed by Britain