General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1895 Original Publisher: Longmans, Green Subjects: South Africa History / Africa / General History / Africa / South / General History / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa Religion / Christianity / Anglican Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER II. THE COMING OF THE ENGLISH. The Dutch made South Africa, the English occupied it – Causes of the Disunion between English and Dutch – Faults of National Character on both sides – Administration of Lord Macartney – Third Kafir War, 1799 – Administration and Dismissal of Sir George Yonge – Trouble at Graaff Reinet – Peace of Amiens, 1802 – The Colony restored to the Batavian Republic – General Janssens becomes Governor – Renewal of War between France and England – Recapture of the Cape by General Baird in 1806 – Surrender of General Janssens – Administration of the Earl of Caledon and Sir John Cradoch – Fourth Kafir War, 1812 – The Black Circuit – Bezuidenhout’s Rebellion, and the Tragedy of Slachter’s Nek, 1815 – Fifth Kafir War – Battle of Grahams- town – The Prophet Makana – 1819 – The British Settlers of 1820 – Tyranny of Lord Charles Somerset – Commission of Inquiry, 1823 – Contest for Freedom of the Press, 1824 – Sir Benjamin D'Urban appointed Governor – Sixth Kafir War, 1834 – Death of Hintsa – Sir B. D'Urban’s Policy upset by Lord Glenelg – Dismissal of Sir B. D'Urban, who is succeeded by Sir G. Napier in 1838 – The Stockenstrom Treaties – Sir P. Maitland appointed Governor in 1844 – . Seventh Kafir War, 1846 – -Sir H. Pottinger appointed Governor in 1846, who is succeeded by Sir H. Smith in 1847. We have traced the making of South Africa t…