orange free state
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The cluster includes all the forms of the country.
The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:
Orange River Sovereignty (Great Britain)
Orange Free State
Orange River Colony (Great Britain)
Establishment
February 1848: The Orange River Sovereignty (1848-1854) was a short-lived political entity between the Orange and Vaal rivers in Southern Africa.
February 1848: Sir Harry Smith proclaimed British sovereignty over Transorangia on 3 February 1848. A nominated legislative council was created, a high court established and other steps taken for the orderly government of the country, which was officially styled the Orange River Sovereignty.
Chronology
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Were two wars between the British Empire and the independent Boer republics of South Africa. The British wanted to extend their control over the interior of South Africa and its resources. At the end of the two wars the Boer Republics became British colonies.
1.1.Second Boer War
Was a war that saw the British Empire fight against two Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State. At the end of the war the Boer republics became part of the British Empire.
1.1.1.British offensive (Second Boer War)
Was a British military campaign in the South African Republic and the Orange Free State. Both were occupied by the British.
March 1900: British general Roberts advanced into the Orange Free State from the west, putting the Boers to flight at the Battle of Poplar Grove and capturing Bloemfontein, the capital, unopposed.
May 1900: At the end of the Second Boer War the military occupation of the Orange Free State ended. The State was annexed by Great Britain and renamed the Orange River Colony.
The Union of South Africa came into being on 31 May 1910 with the unification of the Cape Colony, the Natal Colony, the Transvaal, and the Orange River Colony.
May 1910: The Union of South Africa came into being on 31 May 1910 with the unification of the Cape Colony, the Natal Colony, the Transvaal, and the Orange River Colony.
January 1852: The South African Republic came into existence on 17 January 1852, when the British signed the Sand River Convention treaty with about 40,000 Boer people, recognising their independence in the region to the north of the Vaal River.
February 1854: The Orange River Convention, recognising the independence of the country, was signed at Bloemfontein on 23 February by Sir George Clerk and the republican committee, and in March the Boer government assumed office and the republican flag was hoisted.
February 1869: A short skirmish between Boers and Sotho led to the conclusion of the treaty of Aliwal North, which defined the borders between the Orange Free State and Basutoland. The country lying to the north of the Orange River and west of the Caledon River, formerly a part of Basutoland, was ceded to the Free State, and became known as the Conquered Territory.
Disestablishment
May 1910: The Union of South Africa came into being on 31 May 1910 with the unification of the Cape Colony, the Natal Colony, the Transvaal, and the Orange River Colony.
Selected Sources
Leacock S. The Union of South Africa. American Political Science Review. 1910;4(4):498-507. doi:10.2307/1944928
