| 单词 | Orange Free State |
| 例句 | All the junior players I talked to, from as far away as Natal, the Orange Free State and Cape Province, echoed the same problems: poor facilities, lack of tennis equipment, sponsorship or qualified coaches. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Bram Fischer, a part-time lecturer, was the scion of a distinguished Afrikaner family: his grandfather had been prime minister of the Orange River Colony and his father was judge-president of the Orange Free State. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was put in Kroonstad Prison, in the Orange Free State, but her experience there was not as horrendous as her previous stay in Pretoria. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I began in Natal in November, and then went to the PWV area, the northern Transvaal, and the Orange Free State. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had taught for years in the Orange Free State, learned Afrikaans, and came to see Afrikaner nationalism as a prototype of African nationalism. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His great-grandfather had been a chief in the Orange Free State, and had greeted the Afrikaner voortrekkers of the nineteenth century with open arms and gifts of land, and then been betrayed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The province of the Orange Free State has always had a magical effect on me, though some of the most racist elements of the white population call the Free State their home. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We flew southeast, over the dry, flat plains of the Orange Free State and the green and mountainous Cape peninsula. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The first of these campaigns was the First Transvaal and Orange Free State Peoples Assembly for Votes for All, a campaign for the extension of the franchise to all black South Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The drive to the Orange Free State from Johannesburg used to take several hours, and I set out on my journey from Orlando at 3 A.M., which has always been my favorite hour for departure. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sesotho is the language of the Sotho people as well as the Tswana, a large number of whom live in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Musk earned a master’s degree in dietetics from the University of the Orange Free State in South Africa. Elon Musk’s Model Mother, Maye, Prepares for Met Gala Debut 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z In 1909, the British Cape Colony, Natal, and the Boer republics of Transvaal and the Orange Free State had been combined to form a self-governing dominion within the British Empire. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Far away in South Africa, Boer forces defeated the Royal Irish Rifles at the battle of Reddersberg in the Orange Free State. My family and the empire's complex legacy 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Robert O’Brien, a relatively junior official appointed to the top White House post on Wednesday, went to the University of the Orange Free State under the South African apartheid system. Robert O'Brien attended 'routinely racist' university in apartheid South Africa 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z In one of the few violent incidents, police guarding a polling station in the northern Orange Free State returned fire after assailants cut power to the building and sprayed gunfire that damaged doors and windows. AP Was There: Black South Africans get the vote 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z In the 19th century, Afrikaners created several countries designed to fulfil their quest for national self-determination, among them the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Debunking the myth that anti-Zionism is antisemitic | Peter Beinart 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z They established two independent republics, the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State, and left the Cape Colony to the British. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z It was based on the Dutch Prince's flag , and included smaller flags of the Orange Free State, South African Republic and the British Union Jack - all reminders of the country's colonial past. Mandela group seeks to ban apartheid flag 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Until recently, Black wildebeest were famously restricted to managed game reserves and ranches in Orange Free State and the Transvaal where they were essentially saved from extinction by farmers. Reasons for Really Liking Wildebeest 2014-02-26T14:29:14Z In the second half of the 19th century, it was the capital of the Orange Free State, an independent Afrikaner republic that was in some ways a prototype of what would become apartheid. In Nation Remade by Mandela, Social Equality Remains Elusive 2013-12-08T01:54:20Z The problem, of course, was that the versions of self-determination upheld by the Transvaal, the Orange Free State and apartheid South Africa excluded millions of black people living within their borders. Debunking the myth that anti-Zionism is antisemitic | Peter Beinart 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z The war ended in 1902, and the Cape Colony annexed the South African Republic and the Orange Free State. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Mr. Petzer "is the best coal geologist I've known," says Mr. Slater, who is currently using him to look for bituminous coal in the Orange Free State. Old-Timers Can Be Worth Their Weight in Gold 2013-03-04T03:48:28Z Since I arrived upon the Orange Free State border I have omitted no opportunity to discuss with the Boers the question of the war. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Kimberley, with its barrenness and huge dumps of dark, diamond-washed soil comes next, and finally the Great Fish River is crossed to the grassy plains of the Orange Free State. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z At the diggers’ camps the Griquas exercised no authority, but over part of the district the South African Republic and the Orange Free State claimed sovereignty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Tensions between the British Cape Colony and the Boer republics of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic had increased. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z A message had been sent to the President of the Orange Free State, and it was thought necessary, in the disturbed state of the country, that the messenger should have a military escort. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The farmer from the Orange Free State talked much to me, giving me, towards the end of the voyage, an invitation to his home. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z We had trekked practically all over the Transvaal and Orange Free State at various times and our equipment was all that could be needed for the job in hand. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Shortly afterwards the representative of the Orange Free State withdrew. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The two men were on their way home from an expedition from Kimberley, to a mining camp in the Orange Free State. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z They started from Graham’s Town, and travelled northwards across what is now the Orange Free State and the Transvaal, till they came within a short distance of the Limpopo. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z In August as we left England there was nothing known about the future action of the Orange Free State. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Every foot of their advance was gained by fighting, and the Boer conquest of the Transvaal and Orange Free State may well be said to have been won by the blood of freemen. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Persuaded by him, the Orange Free State passed resolutions in favour of this great step, and their action was welcomed by Cape Town. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The penalty attached to the crime in the Orange Free State, where the mine is situated, is greater than in Kimberley, but the detective system is not as complete. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z Great numbers emigrated: some northwards, into what is now the Orange Free State, and the Transvaal, but more into Natal. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z I stopped at De Aar, which is the junction where the Orange Free State and Transvaal lines connect with the Cape Colony system. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z The massacre of Retief and his devoted band is celebrated yearly by a three-day holiday in the Transvaal and Orange Free State. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z It is bounded S. by the Orange river, W. and N. by Bechuanaland, E. by the Transvaal and Orange Free State Province, and has an area of 15,197 sq. m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Passing some of the villages we had been through by coach, in a few days we had reached the Orange Free State, more frequently called simply “Free State.” Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z Well, I took a good stout horse, and rode through what is now called the Orange Free State. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z He had been a sojourner in the Orange Free State for forty years, coming to it from Australia shortly after the riots at Ballarat goldfields. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Every farm and settlement sent its men, all mounted and armed with the best Mausers and hunting rifles, and in a trice the Transvaal and Orange Free State were on the war-path. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z At this time the “dry diggings,” of which Kimberley is the centre, had been discovered,2 and over the miners there the Orange Free State asserted jurisdiction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z In some respects it can be well compared to the difference between Cape Colony and the two states, the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, which were formed by the emigrants from the former. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z That was also the opinion of the President of the Orange Free State.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The question was one of debate, altogether confused, almost intangible, and this man, knowing Steyn as he knew Kruger, was convinced that the Orange Free State would alienate itself from the Transvaal difficulty. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z The southern border of the district of Harrismith was the line which had to be guarded, between the Orange Free State and Natal. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z At this time the following correspondence between the Presidents of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State and Lord Roberts was published at the Cape. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z They fled across the Drakensberg Mountains to what is now the Orange Free State, and there led a life of continuous warfare for ten or twelve years. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z “He thought that Brandt, the President of the Orange Free State, would be a good person to mediate between us and the Boers, and he sent me with a letter to him.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The total force will then advance in exterior lines upon the Orange Free State, maintaining the railway system upon their individual western flanks, so far as possible, as their individual lines of communication. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z We proceeded thence to Tantjesberg, and approached in the course of a few days the boundary between the Orange Free State and Natal, on the grand range of the Drakensberg. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z The troops, always in peril of their lives, explored some twenty-five miles into the Orange Free State, and found the country clear of the enemy with the exception of patrols. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Here, especially when the rains had been very heavy in the Orange Free State or the upper reaches of the Vaal River, they used to reap a rich harvest of garbage. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z I am the bearer of a letter from Mr Brandt, the President of the Orange Free State, to your President, Mynheer Praetorius, which he was in hopes would prevent the outbreak of war. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z A member of the Legislative Assembly and Minister of Agriculture, Orange Free State, from 1907 to 1914, he joined the rebellion at the outbreak of the European War. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z We consisted of small numbers from almost every district of the Orange Free State, and were not used to each other. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z He made two ODI appearances as a player for his country in 1992, having enjoyed a successful playing career with Orange Free State. Cricket World Cup 2011 team guide: South Africa 2011-02-17T11:05:00Z Quite a wagon traffic is carried on through the interior of the colony down into the Orange Free State and also to the Transvaal, or South African Republic. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Milner, governor of the Cape, met President Kruger at Bloemfontein, the capital of the Orange Free State, and endeavoured to accomplish that result by negotiation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z Our first business on arrival in camp each day was to see to the provision of wood and water for cooking purposes, no easy matter in a treeless country like the Orange Free State. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z Is it not the Crown of the Orange Free State? Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z The highway from Johannesburg to Bloemfontein is today likely to resemble Wacky Races as English and German fans drive the four hours across the Orange Free State. World Cup 2010: England fans' Wacky Races road to Bloemfontein 2010-06-27T10:30:00Z Durban is said to be the only gateway of commerce, not only for the colony itself and for Zululand, but for part of the Orange Free State and the South African Republic. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Aliwal North, a town in the eastern part of Cape Province, on the Orange River, which here forms the boundary with the Orange Free State, and is crossed by a fine bridge—the Frere Bridge. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Whereas it is deemed expedient and necessary for the welfare of the Orange Free State that the Postal Service shall be resumed in the aforesaid Republic as far as circumstances permit. The Postage Stamp in War What particularly struck me during this period was the boundless wealth of the Orange Free State. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z But again the Boer was only clearing the way for British occupation, which, commencing at Natal in 1842, had, by 1848, extended over the entire Orange Free State. A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland Diamond fields have been discovered not only on both sides of the Vaal River, but also in the Orange Free State. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z In Market Square on the 28th of the following May the annexation of the Orange Free State to the British dominions was proclaimed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" It is hereby notified for general information that Orange Free State postage stamps, in use up to the 14th inst., are no longer valid; surcharged stamps of the same denomination having been substituted. The Postage Stamp in War Blockhouses were also erected in the northern and south-eastern portions of the Orange Free State. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z In 1852 England, in placating mood, yielded the local control of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic. A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland Compared with the Orange Free State, this country is more favorable for a large population than one might suppose, for its general features and climate are to its advantage. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z In 1910 when the colony became a province of the Union of South Africa under its old designation of Orange Free State, Bloemfontein was chosen as the seat of the Supreme Court of South Africa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" A type-set label was issued by the Orange Free State early in the war to indicate the franking of official correspondence probably on military service. The Postage Stamp in War In the Orange Free State matters were somewhat more favourable. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z The organization of the Bond developed into one embracing the Transvaal, the Orange Free State and Cape Colony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Like the Orange Free State, the Transvaal is an elevated pastoral plateau, or series of plateaux, broken by low ranges of hills. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z For, were they to do so, the Dutch throughout the colony and in the Orange Free State might also join in the struggle, and the whole of South Africa be involved in a civil war. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars Buller and his forces will keep the enemy busy while another army is massing in Cape Colony ready to invade the Orange Free State. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War When I passed through the Orange Free State on my way to Natal, in the year 1880, I stayed for a night at the Van Vuurens’ farm. Tales of South Africa The greater part of the colony belongs to it, as do large tracts in the Orange Free State and Transvaal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Orange Free State is like all this portion of South Africa. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z It would be an addition to the Orange Free State and the Transvaal. Through South Africa His Visit to Rhodesia, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, Natal I will wait here till dusk, and then cut straight to the right into the Orange Free State, and make for the road to Hoopstad. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War He kept at his work until he saw an advertisement asking for men to go to the Orange Free State to assist in building a church. The Book of Courage Shortly after the passing of the bill the Orange Free State entered the union. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Orange Free State, like most of the South African countries, is now provided with railway lines. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The Transvaal veld was much greener, and more rolling, than that of the Orange Free State. Through South Africa His Visit to Rhodesia, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, Natal “Why not bear to the right and strike into the road for Villiersdorp in the Orange Free State, and from there to Harrismith?” asked Mrs Hunter. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War I was with Roberts’ column in the Orange Free State.” The Red Hand of Ulster The colonies of British Bechuanaland and Basutoland were now taken into the customs union existing between the Orange Free State and Cape Colony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" To the north of the Orange Free State lies a country known as the South African Republic, or, more familiarly, the Transvaal. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Beyers, trying to get in touch with De Wet, entered the Orange Free State, closely followed by a large loyalist force under Colonel Lemmer. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources The mines are situated on the western border of the Orange Free State, which lies directly south of the Transvaal, and are about a hundred miles from Bloemfontein. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War After making a tour through Kaffraria, Natal, and the Orange Free State, he returned to Cape Town, where, in September, he laid the foundation stone of the breakwater in Table Bay. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 Cape Colony added to its territory in 1871 by annexing, over the protests of the Orange Free State, territory known then as Griqualand West. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers Orange Free State can never become a very great country. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Of the Orange Free State and Transvaal the only general maps published are based on the farm surveys. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government On our way there, or on our return, we could take a peep at Bloemfontein, the capital of the Orange Free State, where President Steyn has his residence. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War It was at a kind of veld tavern in the Orange Free State, a shanty in the grass-country between Driepoort and Kroonfontein, where travellers can get a bad lodging, and bad liquor, and worse company. The Dop Doctor But the Orange Free State would not agree, and I am convinced that we would have obtained better terms then than now. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 The government has in contemplation the completion of this railway from Harrismith until it reaches the great Northeastern, which runs through Cape Colony and the Orange Free State. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z From the Basuto border northwards the mountains formed the frontier between Natal and the Orange Free State. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government “Don’t come back to us,” he said shortly, as the train ran into Norval’s Pont, the southern border of the Orange Free State. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War The young woman he talked of was brought up at his place in Orange Free State, a nice respectable boarding-house and hotel for travelling families on the veld between Driepoort and Kroonfontein. The Dop Doctor The Orange Free State offers many difficulties on account of her situation. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 The land is not wooded, and in the season of drought no more unattractive country can be thought of than this of the Orange Free State. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The same type is preserved by the various low ridges running parallel to and south of them towards the Orange Free State border. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government But again ill-treatment of the natives roused the ire of the British Government, and the Queen’s authority was asserted over the whole of the Orange Free State. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War The Orange Free State has openly allied itself with the Transvaal Government. The Dop Doctor Let us then adjourn for an hour, and let the Delegates of the South African Republic and of the Orange Free State meet each other separately, in order to try to come to unanimity. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 There are a few Germans in the Transvaal; but, as in the Orange Free State, the population is essentially Dutch. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z From the Basuto border to Ramah, on the Kimberley railway, about 220 miles, it divided the Orange Free State from Cape Colony. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government England took over the Orange Free State, and the Boers only gave it up after a stern conflict at Boomplaats, in which they were beaten. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War All passes must be signed by Residents or sub-residents for the Orange Free State, or for the Cape Colony. The Life of Gordon, Volume II Will there then be such satisfaction in the Orange Free State and in the South African Republic that we shall be able to say: We will await the day of deliverance from God's hand? The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 Here they settled in the territories now known as Natal, Orange Free State, and the Transvaal, or South African Republic. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z As early as 1892 in the Transvaal, and 1895 in the Orange Free State, rifle practice, at the periodical inspections of arms and equipment, called Wapenschouws, had been made compulsory for the burghers. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government Now it was with the Orange Free State, and at another time with the English. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War All communications between Basutoland and the Orange Free State to be by and through the Resident. The Life of Gordon, Volume II The war was forced upon the South African Republic and her confederate, the Orange Free State, and why? The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 If the mineral wealth of the Transvaal and Orange Free State becomes established—as appears certain from discoveries already made—England will not rest until these are also hers. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 Practically, supposing it became necessary to conduct an offensive war against the Transvaal, the choice of operations lay between a movement by way of Natal and one by way of the Orange Free State. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government It is impossible accurately to find out what has happened as regards the alleged annexation by the Government of the South African Republic or Orange Free State of portions of the Cape Colony. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 I found the necessary ground in rear of the camp of the 1st Battalion Gloucester Regiment, behind the railway cutting leading to the Orange Free State Junction. The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland Chief Commandant de Wet: I would like to explain the position of the Orange Free State. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 Mr. Philip Schreiner was the son of a German by birth, a missionary of the London Missionary Society, who had married an Englishwoman, and afterwards settled in the Orange Free State. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 We have now definitely decided to adopt the Cape Colony—Orange Free State route. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government When its independence ceases, the existence of the Orange Free State as an independent State will be meaningless. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 What is known as "The Great Trek" of the thirties, which opened up the Transvaal and subsequently the Orange Free State and Natal, was due entirely to unrest among the Cape Boers. An African Adventure Some women from the Orange Free State had been placed on the boundary between the districts of Lichtenburg and Potchefstroom by the British. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 On the other hand, a considerable section would prefer a republican form of government, and, influenced by ties of blood and association, side with the Orange Free State and the Transvaal. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 President Steyn, of the Orange Free State, had been and gone, and the triumphal arch still cried "Wilkom" across Church Square. A Tramp's Notebook Great Britain commenced to be at war with Transvaal and Orange Free State. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 I talked to him one afternoon when he left the floor leadership to his chief lieutenant, a son of the late President Steyn of the Orange Free State. An African Adventure He could, however, inform the meeting that the number of burghers in the Orange Free State was 6,100, of which about 400 were not serviceable. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 The procedure is as follows:—A commando enters, the Orange Free State flag is hoisted, a meeting is held in the courthouse, or market-place, and a Proclamation is read annexing the district. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 Yet in face of oft recurring disappointment and disaster the favourite motto of the Orange Free State amply justified itself, and will do to the end. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back The railway bridge over the Bushman's River is an imposing structure, and the line leads from Durban to Maritzburg, Colenso, and Ladysmith, and thence to the Orange Free State and the Transvaal. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 Never again will Transvaal and Orange Free State history be repeated. An African Adventure I think there is sufficient food in the Zoutpansberg district to support the burghers of the South African Republic and of the Orange Free State for a year. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 Throughout that region the Landdrosts of the Orange Free State had established their authority, and everywhere, in the expressive words of a magistrate, British loyalists were "being hunted out of town after town like sheep." Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 The year following that in which the Convention was signed, another step was taken in the same direction and independence was forced on the Orange Free State. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back A little desultory fighting took place, but when the British troops advanced, those of the Orange Free State at once retired towards the border. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 In the Transvaal and the Orange Free State he was denied the rights that are accorded to law-abiding citizens in other countries. An African Adventure It was decided that the South African Republic and the Orange Free State should each elect thirty delegates. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 I should here mention that the further the Government were chased, the more difficult they found it to keep up communications with the Commandant-General and the Orange Free State Government. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War This metropolis of what was then the Orange Free State, thus intensely African in its situation and surroundings, was nevertheless an every way worthy centre of a worthy State. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back A long and curious letter appears in the 'Suisse Liberale' from a young Swiss who spent the whole time of the war upon a farm in the Thabanchu district of the Orange Free State. The War in South Africa Its Cause and Conduct Therefore, at the end of the fortnight, I crossed the headwaters of the Caledon, and entered what in after years became the Orange Free State, and, still later, the Orange River Colony. Through Veld and Forest An African Story In the Orange Free State this was not done, because the Government had the right to pay with receipts, and we thought that a receipt was as good and lawful as the notes. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 Reports were coming in from across the railway informing us that much fighting was going on in the Orange Free State and Cape Colony, and that the burghers were holding their own. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War Kroonstad, the but recently proclaimed second capital of the Orange Free State, is a very inferior edition of Bloemfontein. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back On the contrary, every yard of British territory which was occupied was instantly annexed either by the Transvaal or by the Orange Free State. The War in South Africa Its Cause and Conduct There the original Voortrekkers had scattered themselves on both sides of the Vaal River, and helped to found the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 And if I am not mistaken, the Orange Free State had three-quarters of a million pounds when we commenced the war; and the expenditure by means of receipts began after that amount was exhausted. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 Meanwhile, Lord Roberts and his forces were marching without opposition through the Orange Free State, and I was ordered to proceed to Vereeniging with my commando. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War About nine o'clock on Sunday morning the troops reached Val Joen's Drift, the terminal station on the Orange Free State Railway. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back The final victory of the 'voortrekkers' cleared all the country between the Orange River and the Limpopo, the sites of what have been known as the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. The War in South Africa Its Cause and Conduct Sir George Grey was not permitted to pursue his policy, for the British Government decided against the resumption of British sovereignty over the Orange Free State. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 That was also actually the reason why the Orange Free State never wished to conclude a loan beforehand, because now we have purchased only what was absolutely necessary for the day and for the circumstances. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 This gentleman was then a general in the Orange Free State Army, and although a very venerable looking person, was not very successful as a commander. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War The first time Kruger visited the Orange Free State after Steyn's election the latter introduced him at a public banquet with these words, "This is my Father!" With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back In the very year after the Sand River Convention, a second republic, the Orange Free State, was created by the deliberate withdrawal of Great Britain from the territory which she had for eight years occupied. The War in South Africa Its Cause and Conduct It was then that a definite boundary line between Basutoland and the Orange Free State was laid down. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 What is now the mood prevailing amongst the burghers of the Orange Free State? The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 The commandos, meanwhile, were reorganised; the buried Mausers and ammunition were once more resurrected, and soon it became clear that the Orange Free State was far from conquered. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War On September 21st the Orange Free State, after forty years of closest friendship with England, officially resolved to cast in her lot with the Transvaal against England. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back A large number made a trysting-place at a high peak to the east of Bloemfontein, in what was lately the Orange Free State. The War in South Africa Its Cause and Conduct He was doomed to disappointment, however, for his intended raid was stopped by the timely resistance of the forewarned President of the Orange Free State. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 In the Orange Free State we have only 6,000 men under arms, and in the South African Republic only 10,000. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 Brand, the youngest son of the late President Brand, of the Orange Free State, soon recovered, if I remember rightly. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War Accordingly, the war-law of the Orange Free State authorises the commandeering without payment of every available man, and of all available material of whatsoever kind within thirty days of war being declared. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back He always avoided offending the Transvaal, but he loved the Orange Free State and its independence for its own sake and not as an appendage to the Transvaal. The War in South Africa Its Cause and Conduct He still kept a greedy eye on the Orange Free State, and machinated for the union of the two States into a gigantic whole. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 In the Orange Free State you find the same critical conditions that existed in the South African Republic. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 General Botha had left with some men for the Orange Free State which Lord Roberts, having relieved Kimberley, was marching through. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War By Monday the lovers would be over the Boshof Hills and far away across the wide plains of the Orange Free State. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer In the Orange Free State the explosion of Dutch sentiment was still stronger. Impressions of South Africa Mr. Steyn then succeeded Mr. Reitz as President of the Orange Free State, and his appearance on the political scene was the signal for an offensive and defensive alliance between the two Republics. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 About twenty farms had been thus sold, all situate in the Orange Free State. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 About this time President Steyn arrived from the Orange Free State and had joined President Kruger, and the plan of campaign for the future was schemed. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War The Amangwane horde wandered for eight years mostly over the plains of the Orange Free State after having been driven out by Tshaka. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer This is Basutoland, the country that lies at the corner where Cape Colony, Natal, and the Orange Free State meet. Impressions of South Africa About that time President Brand, of the Orange Free State, formed himself into a species of Board of Arbitration between the contending parties—Boers and British. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 There is one matter with reference to the Orange Free State which we must specially note. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 Our Government received about this time a communication from General Brits, that the members of the Orange Free State Government had reached Blankop, north of Standerton, and would await us at Waterval. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War On our way through the Orange Free State we saw immense herds of springbuck and an occasional herd of blesbuck and wildebeeste. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer The Wilderness of the Karroo cuts off Cape Town and its comparatively populous neighbourhood from the inhabited, though thinly inhabited, pastoral districts of the Orange Free State. Impressions of South Africa On the east lie Portuguese Territory and British Zululand, on the north Rhodesia, on the west British Bechuanaland, and on the south the Orange Free State and Natal. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 The notes we used were South African Republic notes, of which some were sent to the Orange Free State also. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 Such was the state of affairs in 1910, Cape Colony granting absolute citizenship to all inhabitants, Natal cleverly refusing it to natives, Transvaal and the Orange Free State flatly withholding it. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 But it could drive a bullet straight, as many springbucks on the plains of the Orange Free State had good cause to know. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer But Cape Colony and Natal and the Orange Free State are almost exempt from it. Impressions of South Africa This rises among the Drakenberg Mountains, and, curving, flows west as a boundary between the Orange Free State and the Transvaal. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 This was acted on in the Orange Free State, and receipts in the usual form or in the shape of requisition notes were given. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 The Constitution of the Orange Free State, adopted April 10, 1854, contains a provision restricting the right of suffrage by incorporating throughout the law the term all white persons. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 Thus were laid the foundations of the colony of Natal, the Orange Free State, and the Transvaal Republic. The Settler and the Savage In the Orange Free State there was, as has been pointed out in Chapter XIX., perfect good feeling and cordial co-operation in all public matters between the Dutch and the English elements. Impressions of South Africa Sir Redvers Buller had to await in Natal the movement of the central mass of the British force in the Orange Free State. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 Facsimile of the Oath subscribed to at Vereeniging by the delegates of the Orange Free State. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 The Boers, continuing northward, next set up Transvaal and the Orange Free State. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 He has made personal observations in the Transvaal, Orange Free State and the Province of the Cape of Good Hope. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 One of these is Basutoland, a little native territory which lies just where Cape Colony, the Orange Free State, and Natal meet. Impressions of South Africa The territory of the Orange Free State and of the Transvaal lies wholly within this table-land. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 On the one side were the tents for the Government and delegates of the Orange Free State, and on the other side for the Government and delegates of the South African Republic. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 The diamonds are found principally in Griqualand, north of the Orange River, now a part of Cape Colony, but they are also found in the Orange Free State. Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) Yet throughout this period Boer landrosts were also appointed, and whenever a commando strong enough to assert the Orange Free State authority was in the vicinity, immediately took over their duties. On the Heels of De Wet He was abundant in the Orange Free State when it became independent in 1854, but has been long extinct there. Impressions of South Africa Orange Free State, its neutrality possibly more dangerous to the British than its hostility, 14. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 In the Orange Free State, Chief Commandant de Wet and General Hertzog conducted the meetings, at which the elections took place. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 He did his best to win over the Orange Free State by a policy of common railways, and even to break down the sullen opposition of the Transvaal. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies Pretorius and the refusal of President Brand of the Orange Free State to accept the office, Burgers was elected president of the Transvaal, taking the oath on the 1st of July 1872. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" But in 1858 a war broke out between the Orange Free State and the Basuto chief Moshesh, who claimed land which the Free State farmers had occupied. Impressions of South Africa The Orange Free State and the South African Republic held a joint council of war on the 1st of November, and it was then decided to lay siege to Ladysmith. Three Years' War The resolution read as follows:— Resolution passed at Klerksdorp by the Governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 The Orange Free State was the model small republic of the world. Liberalism and the Social Problem A recent case in point is that of the Orange Free State. Stamp Collecting as a Pastime Not only what is now Natal, but most of what is now the Orange Free State, with a part of the Transvaal, was almost denuded of inhabitants. Impressions of South Africa Let me say, in parenthesis, that the laws of the Orange Free State make no allusion to the post of Vechtgeneraal. Three Years' War Having placed this interpretation upon England's action, I requested a safe-conduct from Lord Kitchener, in order to be enabled to meet the President and Government of the Orange Free State. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 Overtures were made to Mr. Brand, President of the Orange Free State; but he wisely refused. Boer Politics Crossing the Orange River, they founded the "Orange Free State." The Leading Facts of English History The Orange Free State was exasperated at the loss of Griqualand West. Impressions of South Africa Although an Englishman by birth, he was at heart an Afrikander, for he had accepted the Orange Free State as his second fatherland. Three Years' War Faithful, however, to our compact, we can do nothing without the Orange Free State. The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 It is situated away from the frontier of the Transvaal, between Natal, Basutoland, and the Orange Free State. Boer Politics War began in the autumn of 1899, and the Orange Free State united with the Transvaal against Great Britain. The Leading Facts of English History The country becomes more undulating as the line approaches the frontiers, first of the Orange Free State, and then of the Transvaal Republic, which bounds that State on the north. Impressions of South Africa Sir,— I have been obliged, owing to the overwhelming forces of the enemy, to surrender unconditionally with all the Orange Free State laagers here. Three Years' War Lastly we add the constitution of the Orange Free State that the political status of the two republics may be appreciated by comparison of their constitutions. Selected Official Documents of the South African Republic and Great Britain A Documentary Perspective Of The Causes Of The War In South Africa Dr. Kuyper himself admits this, when he sums up in the following sentence, the history of the emancipation of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Boer Politics On May 28, 1900, the Orange Free State was annexed under the name of the Orange River Colony. Queen Victoria The Boers of the Orange Free State had sympathised warmly with their kinsfolk in the Transvaal, and were with difficulty kept from crossing the border to join them. Impressions of South Africa I decided not to accompany the President, but to return at once with two hundred riders to the Orange Free State. Three Years' War Nobody knew where the capital of the freshly created Orange Free State was to be. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. Notwithstanding his incursion and subsequent flight, Pretorius succeeded in getting himself elected president of the Orange Free State also. Boer Politics His treatment of the Orange Free State has been exactly the same. The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs It had been advocated by Sir George Grey, when Governor in 1858, and had even received the support of the Orange Free State, whose Volksraad passed a resolution favouring it in that year. Impressions of South Africa As to the question of grain, there was food enough for the whole of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Three Years' War The Orange Free State had been kicked outside the British line of empire, with a solatium in money, in the manner that an angry father bids adieu to a ne'er-do-well son. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. The Orange Free State was at war with the Basutos. Boer Politics The Potchefstroom Republic under Pretorius and Kruger made a raid � la Jameson into the Orange Free State for political purposes, to encourage those who were believed to be anxious to effect a union. The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs Both in the Transvaal and in the Orange Free State a native is forbidden to hold land, and is not permitted to travel anywhere without a pass, in default of which he may be detained. Impressions of South Africa If I am right, the Orange Free State had three quarters of a million when the war began, and the issue of receipts only started when that sum was exhausted. Three Years' War I planned to federate, for common action, Cape Colony, Natal, our other territories, and also the Orange Free State. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. Some years later the Orange Free State entered into an arrangement with Sir George Grey, for forming a Confederation with Cape Colony. Boer Politics And just as Jameson failed against the Government of Pretoria, so Pretorius failed against the Government of the Orange Free State. The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs In the Orange Free State the Dutch Reformed Church receives public aid, but I think this is given, to a smaller extent, to some other denominations also, and no legal inequalities based on religion exist. Impressions of South Africa The notes we used were notes of the South African Republic, which had been sent to the Orange Free State. Three Years' War When he fell dead, after making his way close up to our sangar and shooting Major Miller-Wallnutt, the Orange Free State lost one of its foremost citizens and bravest fighters. Four Months Besieged The Story of Ladysmith Is it possible that after being for four months on the plains of the Orange Free State, exposed to the air and the heat, a man could identify the face of another? In the Shadow of Death President Steyn, of the Orange Free State, occupied even a more responsible position than his friend President Kruger, of the Transvaal. With the Boer Forces So far as I could ascertain, both local government and central government are in the two Colonies, as well as in the Orange Free State, pure and honest. Impressions of South Africa I am of opinion that the circumstances in the Orange Free State are no less critical than those in the Transvaal. Three Years' War If you look at the map you will see that the Transvaal andPg 15 Orange Free State are all but lapped in the red of British territory. From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War Others settled west of the Drakensberg Range and founded the Orange Free State Republic. In the Shadow of Death I had written to the President of the Orange Free State, asking him to grant me my liberty on the ground that I was a non-combatant. Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front Boers and Englishmen cannot in the Transvaal so easily blend and learn to work together as they have done in the Orange Free State, because they were in the latter State far less socially dissimilar. Impressions of South Africa The Orange Free State acted on this principle, and receipts were issued. Three Years' War A day later they surrendered: the Orange Free State Rebellion, in all its futility, was over. With Botha in the Field The principal villages of the Orange Free State were almost more English than Dutch. In the Shadow of Death I only had a day or two here, and then I was sent by train in an ambulance carriage to the capital of the Orange Free State, and here I am in Bloemfontein Hospital. Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front At the little town of Ladysmith a railway diverges to the Orange Free State, whose frontier here coincides with a high watershed, crossed by only a few passes. Impressions of South Africa From the reports which we have received it appears that the state of affairs in the Orange Free State is still hopeful. Three Years' War But the Orange Free State not unnaturally, when the value of the Diamond Fields increased day by day, soon began to think that it had parted with a profitable possession for an inadequate return. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans Moreover, among the burghers of the Republics there were several colonists who, prior to the war, had settled in the Transvaal, chiefly in Johannesburg and Pretoria, as well as in the Orange Free State. In the Shadow of Death Defence in the Transvaal and Orange Free State is provided for principally by the burghers, who are liable to be called upon for active service between the ages of eighteen and sixty. The Boer in Peace and War Neither does the Orange Free State provide any fuel for strife, since there both Boers and English live in peace and are equally attached to the institutions of their Republic. Impressions of South Africa Suddenly the South African Republic, after having two days previously issued an insulting ultimatum, declared War on Her Majesty; and the Orange Free State, with which there had been no disagreement, took a similar step. Three Years' War His rights, such as they were, were assumed or acquired by the Cape Government, which soon became involved in controversy with the Orange Free State as to their extent and nature. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans They traversed the wide plains of the late Orange Free State and proceeded to the Drakensberg Mountains. In the Shadow of Death In these times of universal political difficulties it may be interesting to survey the position of the Orange Free State now that war has actually broken out with Great Britain. The Boer in Peace and War In the Orange Free State I discovered, in 1895, the kind of commonwealth which the fond fancy of the philosophers of last century painted. Impressions of South Africa "If I could only buy back the independence of the Orange Free State, I would gladly give all I possess." Three Years' War A few days later the Colesberg district was formally annexed by proclamation to the Orange Free State and the transfer of allegiance was enthusiastically approved by a public meeting held at Colesberg on November 14. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans In 1882 my parents, leaving Cape Colony in search of a new home in the Orange Free State, settled down in the district of Ladybrand. In the Shadow of Death The Orange Free State has all along evinced a helping-hand where Transvaal broils have occurred. The Boer in Peace and War But most travellers in fact enter via Cape Colony and the Orange Free State, that State lying between the north-eastern frontier of the Colony and the south-eastern frontier of the Transvaal. Impressions of South Africa It was proposed to ask Lord Kitchener to allow the Transvaal Government to meet that of the Orange Free State, so that they might discuss the desirability of making a peace proposal to England. Three Years' War Its vulnerability to attack from the Orange Free State, the border of which ran close to the town, was obvious; and in 1896 a depot of arms and ammunition was formed. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans However excellent these arrangements might be, I resolved that I too should go to the Orange Free State. In the Shadow of Death In the town of Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, where the Volksraad thunders forth its mighty convictions, there is a model Young Ladies' College. The Boer in Peace and War Yet ten times 30,000 British soldiers were operating in the Transvaal and Orange Free State before the war ended. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 Between Lichtenburg and Potchefstroom there were some women from the Orange Free State who were reduced to the most dire straits. Three Years' War While refusing help to Kimberley he was allowing munitions of war, which were way billed as pianos and hardware, to pass through the Cape Colony to the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans I was hard pressed by large forces, and had to fall back on the Orange Free State, where I then operated till the 15th of December. In the Shadow of Death President Krueger is preparing for the worst by allying himself with the Orange Free State, his neighbor on the east. The Great Round World And What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 24, April 22, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls Would independence have been granted to the Transvaal or Orange Free State had their use of it been foreseen? Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union The Orange Free State remained neutral, but assistance came from President Brand in South Africa and from Gladstone in England: thus it was not by our own sword that we were enabled to win. Three Years' War Steyn refused to entertain it and immediately resigned his titular office of President of the Orange Free State; De Wet, implacable almost to the last, protested against its terms. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans They managed to reach the Orange Free State safely. In the Shadow of Death It is feared that if war does break out in the Transvaal, Germany will join with the Boers and the people of the Orange Free State in fighting England. The Great Round World And What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 24, April 22, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls Same complete internal independence in Transvaal as in Orange Free State. A Century of Wrong The whole of the Orange Free State, except the parts which I have just mentioned, is in our possession. Three Years' War It maintained itself until March 12, when by leave of Lord Kitchener it passed through Balmoral into conference with Steyn and the remnants of the Orange Free State Government at Kroonstad and thence to Klerksdorp. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans De Wet had now decided to fall back on the Orange Free State. In the Shadow of Death I had to take a message for President Steyn also, that the ambulance of the Orange Free State was to follow the lager in the direction of the Krokodil River. On Commando He was then elected and re-elected as President of the Orange Free State. A Century of Wrong He, however, could state that the number of burghers in the Orange Free State was six thousand one hundred and twenty, of whom about four hundred were not available for service. Three Years' War The position at Dundee was strategically defective, as it was exposed to a raid from the Transvaal border only twelve miles distant, and it was actually further from the Orange Free State than Ladysmith. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans For no sooner had he passed the Caledon, than the enemy concentrated on him and succeeded in driving him back through Sprinkhaan Nek to the northern districts of the Orange Free State. In the Shadow of Death Meanwhile Frits had gone, with some other Pretoria men, to the Orange Free State, where the enemy had surrounded General Cronje. On Commando Although at this moment State Secretary for President Kruger, he was for nearly ten years Chief Justice and then President of the Orange Free State, and he began his life in the Cape Colony. A Century of Wrong He also intimated that he had written to Lord Kitchener, informing him that he wished—after consulting the Government of the Orange Free State—to make a Peace Proposal. Three Years' War Many of the Orange Free State Burghers, when their capital was taken, seem to have thought it was all up and some of them took the oath. With Rimington Come what may, we would not return to the Orange Free State. In the Shadow of Death It was written in Dutch, and has been put into English by a young lady from what was the Orange Free State. On Commando At the reestablishment of the Free State it consequently became a part of the Orange Free State. A Century of Wrong Then the Orange Free State delegates went to the tent of Vice-President de Wet, whilst those of the South African Republic remained in the tent in which the meeting was held. Three Years' War There is no hard and fast line, so far as the people are concerned, between the Colony, Orange Free State, and Transvaal. With Rimington For De Wet, as well as Hertzog, had to fall back on the Orange Free State, and with redoubled energy the British came upon us like a mighty avalanche. In the Shadow of Death From Durban and Pietermaritzburg, with over a thousand signatures, from Lorenço Marques, a second from Durban, and one from the Orange Free State, expressing sympathy and the hopes of President Steyn. A Woman's Part in a Revolution If the mineral wealth of the Transvaal and Orange Free State becomes established—as appears certain from discoveries already made—England will not rest until those are also hers. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked What, then, is the prevailing feeling in the Orange Free State? Three Years' War The Transvaal, by the Sand River Convention, was declared independent in 1852, the Orange Free State, by the Convention of Bloemfontein, in 1854. The Framework of Home Rule You will be surprised, and perhaps sorely disappointed, to hear that De Wet's and Hertzog's commandoes are all back in the Orange Free State. In the Shadow of Death Yet, when diamonds were discovered north of the Vaal in Griqualand West, the territory was purchased by Lord Kimberley from Nicholas Waterboer, without the consent, and notwithstanding the protests, of the Orange Free State. The Life of Froude About forty years ago the Karoo plains, the Orange Free State, and Transvaal were, so to say, monopolised by milliards of game. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked Several other Transvaal delegates expressed themselves in the same sense, and said that they fully appreciated the sacrifices which the Orange Free State had made. Three Years' War The Orange Free State was willing to join, and, indeed, had initiated proposals for Federation. The Framework of Home Rule Those who were unable to keep pace with the main body broke off in small parties and found their way back to the Orange Free State. In the Shadow of Death The ownership of this district had been disputed between the Orange Free State and a native chief called Nicholas Waterboer. The Life of Froude The Orange Free State gained a large tract of the territory conquered by that State, but had to renounce the rest. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked I should like to explain the position of the Orange Free State. Three Years' War The general impression was that Ladysmith was a tremendous strategic position, which dominated the lines of approach both into the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, whereas of course it does nothing of the sort. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria It maybe of interest to note here that one of these territories was Basutoland, which lies close to the South Eastern border of the Orange Free State. Native Races and the War Very hot out here; dry work, scribbling; but luckily in the Orange Free State that delicious fruit can be had for the asking. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, July 4, 1891 There are many such already in Basutoland, the Orange Free State, and the Transvaal, as well as in the Cape Colonies and Natal—veritable Eden-like places, as it were bits dropped from heaven. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked In the month of September, 1899, the burghers of the Orange Free State were notified, under the Commando Law, to hold themselves in readiness to go on active service at the shortest possible notice. Three Years' War There are, I take it, very few farmers, in the Cape Colony, the Orange Free State, or the Transvaal, who would not be glad to see an adequate supply of game upon their land. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Between the Basutos and the Orange Free State Boers war broke out in 1856, to be followed in 1858 by a temporary and incomplete pacification. Native Races and the War His news was," said Farintosh, leaning up upon his hand, "that fresh diamond fields have been discovered at Jagersfontein, in the Orange Free State. The Firm of Girdlestone England just wants to annex the Transvaal, and no doubt the Orange Free State too. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State returned answer that they would still continue the war, and subsequent events put a seal to their answer. Three Years' War No one who assumed this relation toward the English Government would be acceptable to the Transvaal and Orange Free State. Neutral Rights and Obligations in the Anglo-Boer War The British Army possessed indifferent maps of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal. Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War This demand being refused, the Boers, supported by their brethren of the Orange Free State, declared war against Britain, and invaded Natal and Cape Colony in October 1899. Queen Victoria Story of Her Life and Reign, 1819-1901 The Orange Free State hurried to their assistance with similar artillery, each burgher armed with a Martini-Henry rifle. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked This telegram was sent to the Orange Free State because they knew that the latter had made a defensive alliance with the South African Republic since the year 1899. Three Years' War This position was known to the envoys of the Transvaal and Orange Free State before they left Pretoria. Neutral Rights and Obligations in the Anglo-Boer War Similarly, many British settlers in the Orange Free State, although resident for several years, never had any representative in the State Assembly. Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election About the same time the Orange Free State was annexed to Great Britain under the name of the Orange River Colony; and on the 1st of September the Transvaal was declared British territory. Queen Victoria Story of Her Life and Reign, 1819-1901 For the Queen's Government there is as much from God as are the authorities over us here and in the Orange Free State. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked A safe conduct for the President and Government of the Orange Free State was sent at the same time. Three Years' War It seems that the Dutch consul at Lorenzo Marques had taken over in the way of friendly offices the interests of the Orange Free State as well as those of the Transvaal. Neutral Rights and Obligations in the Anglo-Boer War England's policy of expansion, together with difficulties arising out of the gold mining industry, involved her in a war with the Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State. Outline of Universal History Or the Boers of the Orange Free State and Transvaal may get tired of paying customs dues at Durban, and march 5000 men down to take possession of the port! Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal He pointed out the sincerity of friendly relations on the part of England towards both the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republics. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked The Orange Free State was almost entirely in your hands, not only as regards the principal townships, railway lines and villages, but also the whole country, except where Commandant Hasebroek was, with his commando. Three Years' War The British Government was also handicapped by the fact that local British banks accepted the drafts issued by the Transvaal and Orange Free State. Neutral Rights and Obligations in the Anglo-Boer War When they get strong enough to invade the Orange Free State and take Bloemfontein, and march north, the Boers here will be hurrying away to defend their homes. With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader The Roman Dutch law is the common law of the country, as it is of the colonies of the Cape of Good Hope and Natal, and of the Orange Free State. Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal All over the world the prosperity of States depended upon good relations with their neighbours—this was especially so as regards the Orange Free State. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked In the Orange Free State every adult white male is a full burgher, having a vote for the President, who is chosen for five years. Woman and the Republic — a Survey of the Woman-Suffrage Movement in the United States and a Discussion of the Claims and Arguments of Its Foremost Advocates From the beginning of the war the active duties of neutrality had fallen upon Portugal, since neither the Transvaal nor the Orange Free State possessed a seaport. Neutral Rights and Obligations in the Anglo-Boer War The Boers of the Transvaal knew already that the Orange Free State would join them at once, and believed firmly that every Dutchman in Natal and Cape Colony would at the signal take up arms. With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader Their names were Dr. Barber, who was well known to the Boers, and his assistant, Mr. Walter Dyas, and they came, not from Natal, but the Orange Free State. Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal The principal event in the Orange Free State during that period was a three years' exhaustive war with the Basuto nation, which ended in the latter's defeat in 1867. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked In 1902 England, with the aid of her African colonists in Cape Colony and Natal, was ending a bitter war, almost of extermination, against the Dutch "Boers" of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) During the war the question of blockade could not arise for the reason that neither the Transvaal nor the Orange Free State possessed a seaport. Neutral Rights and Obligations in the Anglo-Boer War I followed a couple of them all over the Orange Free State—no, over its capital—Bloemfontein, to hear their liquid voices and the happy ripple of their laughter. Following the Equator, Part 7 This gentleman has for many years been at the head of the Government of the Orange Free State, whose fortunes he had directed with considerable ability. Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal The Boer farmers in the northern portions of the Cape Colony, however, approximate to those of the Orange Free State in hardy habits and ability to fend for themselves when in difficulty. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked In the other two provinces, the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, the white inhabitants were, in 1878, almost exclusively Dutch. The Expansion of Europe The Culmination of Modern History The ships were not bound for a hostile port nor for a blockaded one, but for a neutral harbor which was not even contiguous to either the Transvaal or Orange Free State. Neutral Rights and Obligations in the Anglo-Boer War Originally, the diamond deposits were the property of the Orange Free State; but a judicious "rectification" of the boundary line shifted them over into the British territory of Cape Colony. Following the Equator, Part 7 Subsequently the Boers - descendants of the Dutch settlers - made their way north, beyond the British jurisdiction, and founded the new colonies of the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State. A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict On the occasion of the Jameson incursion the Orange Free State promptly appeared near the scene with best equipped mounted Boer commandoes and artillery to assist the Transvaal if needed. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked Of the two Boer republics, the Orange Free State had enjoyed complete independence since 1854; and no serious friction ever arose between it and the British government. The Expansion of Europe The Culmination of Modern History To the best of their knowledge it was a German firm whose members were not citizens either of the Transvaal or of the Orange Free State. Neutral Rights and Obligations in the Anglo-Boer War It was, as has already been pointed out, a long three weeks after the declaration of war before the forces of the Orange Free State began to invade Cape Colony. The Great Boer War For a month or more I trekked along the line which now divides the Orange Free State from Griqualand West, and the Transvaal from Bechuanaland. Allan's Wife About thirty odd years ago the Orange Free State and Transvaal were still swarming with all sorts of game. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked Are the religious professions of the President of the Orange Free State hypocritical or sincere? A Miscellany of Men It resulted, as Plaatje shows, in the immediate expulsion of blacks, as "squatters", from their ancestral lands in the Orange Free State now declared "white". Native Life in South Africa With nothing to gain and everything to lose, the part played by the Orange Free State in this South African drama is one of the most inconceivable things in history. The Great Boer War A large number made a trysting-place at a high peak to the east of Bloemfontein in what was lately the Orange Free State. The Great Boer War The project of alliance between the Transvaal and the Orange Free State had been mooted before 1890. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked This victory of the 'voortrekkers' cleared all the country between the Orange River and the Limpopo, the sites of what has been known as the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. The Great Boer War The main battle ground for the implementation of the new legislation was the Orange Free State. Native Life in South Africa They formally annexed the whole of Northern Natal to the Orange Free State—a dangerous precedent when the tables should be turned. The Great Boer War My Ministers know that every preparation has been made, both in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, which would enable an attack to be made on Natal at short notice. The Great Boer War The people of the Orange Free State fared equally well under best relations with the British Government up to the outbreak of the present war. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked Each side of this angle is open to invasion, the one from the Transvaal and the other from the Orange Free State. The Great Boer War He did not think anything was more surprising than when they came to look at the increases in the native population in the Orange Free State. Native Life in South Africa Had Fraser's views prevailed, the Orange Free State would still exist as a happy and independent State. The Great Boer War When Lord Roberts had swept past to the north he had brushed aside the flower of the Orange Free State army, who occupied the considerable quadrilateral which is formed by the north-east of that State. The Great Boer War The operations were now being conducted in that extremely acute angle of Natal which runs up between the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. The Great Boer War Had the Transvaal been governed as the Orange Free State was, such an event as the second Boer war could never have occurred. The Great Boer War Take, for instance, a comparison of the condition of the Coloured people of this town and that of Bloemfontein, the capital of the Orange Free State. Native Life in South Africa In the very year after the Sand River Convention a second republic, the Orange Free State, was created by the deliberate withdrawal of Great Britain from the territory which she had for eight years occupied. The Great Boer War The documents were as follow:— 'The Presidents of the Orange Free State and of the South African Republic to the Marquess of Salisbury. The Great Boer War Suddenly, at two days' notice, the South African Republic, after issuing an insulting ultimatum, declared war, and the Orange Free State with whom there had not even been any discussion, took a similar step. The Great Boer War Clements's brigade followed on March 4th, and succeeded in the course of a week in throwing a pontoon bridge over the river and crossing into the Orange Free State. The Great Boer War In proof of this I have only to indicate how the independence of the South African Republic and Orange Free State was violated, and of what weight the Sand River Convention was. Native Life in South Africa |
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