Dutch colonization of South Africa Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
The Dutch colonization of South Africa (1652-1910) was a significant period in the history of the region, shaping its culture and society for centuries to come. One way to explore this complex history is through a timeline game that challenges players to place events in their correct chronological order.
- The arrival of the Dutch East India Company in Cape Town in 1652
- The establishment of the Dutch Cape Colony in 1652
- The Great Trek of Boers into the interior of South Africa in the 1830s (if applicable)
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- 1652: Establishment of the Cape Colony by the Dutch East India Company
- 1795: Battle of Muizenberg between the Dutch and the British
- 1795-1803: British occupation of the Cape Colony
- 1803: Dutch regaining control of the Cape Colony
- 1806: British reoccupation of the Cape Colony
- 1814: British annexation of the Cape Colony
- 1835-1846: Great Trek by Boers to escape British rule
- 1852: Establishment of the South African Republic (Transvaal)
- 1877: British annexation of the South African Republic
- 1880-1881: First Anglo-Boer War
- 1854: Establishment of the Orange Free State
- 1899-1902: Second Anglo-Boer War
- 1902: Treaty of Vereeniging ending the Second Anglo-Boer War
- 1910: Union of South Africa established as a British dominion