British occupation of the Cape Colony

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The British occupation of the Cape Colony was the late 18th- and early 19th-century takeover and control of the Dutch-held Cape region at Africa’s southern tip, establishing a key strategic and colonial foothold for Britain in South Africa.

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British Empire in South Africa significantEvent British occupation of the Cape Colony
Battle of Muizenberg followedBy British occupation of Cape Town
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Battle of Muizenberg partOf British invasions of the Cape Colony
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War of the Axe relatedTo British colonisation of the Cape Colony
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