16 December 1880
Independence of South Africa
Carries the declaration of Transvaal independence to be printed.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Potchefstroom in South Africa. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Carries the declaration of Transvaal independence to be printed.
Carries the declaration of Transvaal independence to be printed.
Carries the independence proclamation to Potchefstroom.
The 1st shots in the struggle for the Transvaal are fired against British soldiers
Captures the British garrison at Potchefstroom
Provenance
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