1902
Capture of Orange Free State
British forces occupy the Orange Free State and rename it the Orange River Colony.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Vereeniging in South Africa. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
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.
Supports negotiations ending prolonged resistance to British forces.
The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Second Boer War.
Participates in the Boer peace conference at Vereeniging.
British forces occupy the Orange Free State and rename it the Orange River Colony.
The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Second Boer War.
Provenance
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