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... rifles as they galloped . This had much impressed the warlike king . Unfortunately it had also frightened him . After these displays of friendship , Dingaan asked Piet Retief to come with his 60 men , some young children who were with ...
... rifles as they galloped . This had much impressed the warlike king . Unfortunately it had also frightened him . After these displays of friendship , Dingaan asked Piet Retief to come with his 60 men , some young children who were with ...
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... rifle held aloft , and picked it out of the water . As he leant , the President poked his head out of the window of the wagonette and shouted : " Don't do that . If he's such a fool that he can't keep his rifle , let him loose it ...
... rifle held aloft , and picked it out of the water . As he leant , the President poked his head out of the window of the wagonette and shouted : " Don't do that . If he's such a fool that he can't keep his rifle , let him loose it ...
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... rifles , carefully weighed to make the exact weight of oil , were arriving daily in Johannesburg . In every sort of package rifles came into the Transvaal , and were stored in the Simmer & Jack Mine , the property of Cecil Rhodes . But ...
... rifles , carefully weighed to make the exact weight of oil , were arriving daily in Johannesburg . In every sort of package rifles came into the Transvaal , and were stored in the Simmer & Jack Mine , the property of Cecil Rhodes . But ...
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affairs Afrikander Andries Pretorius annexation army arrived asked attack Barnato Basutos Bechuanaland Boers border Britain British Government burghers Cape Colony Caspar Kruger cattle Cetewayo chief church Commandant Commandant-General Commissioner Delagoa Bay deputation Dingaan district Dopper Dutch elected elephant England Europe faith farm farmers favour fear fight fire force Free gold hand Hendrik Potgieter herds horse independence Jameson Johannesburg Kaffirs Kimberley knew kraal laager land leaders lion looked Lord Lydenburg Mapela Matabele ment Moshesh mountain Mozilikatze Natal native never Oom Paul party Paul Kruger peace Piet Joubert position Potchefstroom President Brand President Burghers President Pretorius Raad Reformers refused replied returned Rhodes rifles rode round Rustenburg Schoeman Sekukuni sent Shepstone shot South Africa South African Republic Steyn stoep stood territory Theophilus Shepstone tion took Transvaal treaty trek troops Uitlanders Vaal River veld Vierkleur Volksraad Voortrekkers wagons young Zulus