Louis Botha16 May 1902
British forces occupy the Orange Free State and rename it the Orange River Colony.
South Africa · 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.
British forces occupy the Orange Free State and rename it the Orange River Colony.
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