Information

Name: British Cape Colony

Type: Polity

Nation: south africa

Start: 1795

End: 1910

British Cape Colony: All Data

This page is about the data available for this polity, the chronology of the events of the polity is available here.

Was a British colony in southern Africa. The Dutch governor passed control of the colony to the British on 15 September 1795 after France had occupied the Netherlands during the Revolutionary Wars.

British Cape Colony: Maximal extension of the polity

British Cape Colony: Population Density by Year

Events Navigation: British Cape Colony

British Cape Colony: video summary

1. Maps of Political Control Over Time

2. Maximum Historical Extents during Events

3. Lists and Timelines of Rulers

4. Lists and Timelines of Events that took place in the Polity

5. Maps Comparing Territorial Boundaries Before and After Wars

6. Monthly Summaries of Events

7. Time Series of Territorial Changes

8. Time Series of Historical Population and Area

9. Events Navigation - Explore All Territorial Changes

10. Rulers (only those who where involved in territorial changes)

11. Cities mentioned in territorial changes