British Empire (South Africa) 1857-1914 By ebo3k 1806 British took over Cape Colony 1807 British abolished slave trade 1834 British abolished slave ownership 1867 Diamonds discovered near Kimberly on the Vaal river in West Griqualand 1868 Basutoland annexed under British claim to protect indigenous from Boers. 1871 West Griqualand also taken by British 1873 Griqualand East, founded in 1873 by Boer-Khoikhoi settlers, was later annexed by Britain. 1875 Boers reject proposed British/Boer federation 1877 Bartle Frere, govenor of Bombay became High commissioner and governor of Cape Colony 1877 British annex Transvaal to help Boers beat the Pedi tribe in east. 1879 Pedi defeated by British 1879 British invade Zululand 1879 Battle of Ulundi where Zulu capital destroyed. Zululand incorporated into Natal. Jan 22, 1879 Battle of Isandlwana- humiliating British defeat. 1880 Boers declare total independence from Britain 1881 1st Boer War when Brits refused to grant independence to Transvaal after the British won the Zulu war 1881 Humiliating defeat in 1st Boer war at Majuba hill (+150 Brits killed) 1881 Convention of Pretoria: Ended First Boer War; Transvaal gained self-rule, Britain kept external control. 1885 British annex Bechuanaland to stop German/Boer alliance 1886 Gold discovered in Witwatersrand 1889 Cecil Rhodes' British South Africa company received a Royal Charter 1890 Formation of the Kimberley Diamond Syndicate 1890 Cecil Rhodes becomes PM of Cape Colony 1893 BSAC provoked Matabele war with Ndebele via expansion northwards into Matabeleland for gold & settlement. 1894 King Lobengula loses Matabele war and it was declared part of Rhodesia 1895 Jameson Raid 1895 South Zambezia changed to Rhodesia 1896 2nd Matabele war: mass uprising of Ndebele and Shona peoples against BSAC rule. Lead by spiritual leaders. 1897 Alfred Milner becomes High commissioner for South Africa 1897 Cecil Rhodes ended 2nd Matabele war brokering peacefully May 1, 1899 Bloemfontein conference Oct 1, 1899 2nd Boer war declared by Kruger in his ultimatum 1900 Khaki election: 2nd Boer war helped Conservatives win. 1901 Hobhouse's findings corroborated by Fawcett Commission: nearly 30,000 Boers died in camps. 1901 Emily Hobhouse produced a detailed report on Boer suffering. 1902 2nd Boer war led to the need for national efficiency: Education Act: open more schools, modernise the Navy etc May 1, 1902 Boers lose the war: Peace Treaty of Vereening: Boers became Brit subjects and Boer Republics became British Colonies with promise of self government. Jun 1, 1904 First Chinese ‘coolies’ brought to the Rand to replace labour shortages after Second Boer War. 1905 Partion of Bengal triggered the Swadeshi movement. 1909 Union of South Africa constitution. Had a single Parliament and became a British dominion.