Frederick Sleigh Roberts Roberts, 1st24 May 1900
British forces occupy the Orange Free State and rename it the Orange River Colony.
Great Britain · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
British forces occupy the Orange Free State and rename it the Orange River Colony.
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