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The Dutch ruled over Cape Town for a long time.
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Jan Van Riebeeck and his crew arrive on Tampa Bay
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The British captured The Cape in 1795 to prevent it from falling into French hands. This was after the French revolution. The battle was called The Battle Of Muizenberg
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The Cape was relinquished back to the Dutch. The Cape is now under the rule of the Dutch again.
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The British receive The Capes as a prize during the Napoleonic wars. Similar to the Dutch before, the Brits had little interest in The Cape and kept just a strategically located port.
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Literally means 'The Freedom War'
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The second Boer war was fought between the British Empire and the two Boer states the South African Republic and Orange Free state.
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Representatives of the Boer Republics and the British government signed the Peace of Vereeniging.
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FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The winner was Spain. They beat Holland in the final.
