| 词条 | British Bechuanaland |
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|native_name = |conventional_long_name = British Bechuanaland |common_name = British Bechuanaland |era = New Imperialism |status = Crown Colony |empire = United Kingdom |government_type = Constitutional monarchy |year_start = 1885 |year_end = 1895 | |event_start = Crown colony established |date_start = 1 March |event_end = Annexation to Cape Colony |date_end = 16 November |event1 = |date_event1 = | |p1 = Stellaland |flag_p1 = Flag of Stellaland (1883-5).svg |s2 = |flag_s2 = |s1 = Cape Colony |flag_s1 = Flag of the Cape Colony 1876-1910.svg |image_flag = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg |image_coat = Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg |public seal = |image_map = British bechuanaland 1887.jpg | |capital = Vryburg |national_anthem = God Save the Queen |common_languages = English |religion = |currency = |leader1 = Queen Victoria |year_leader1 = 1885–95 |leader2 = |year_leader2 = |title_leader = Queen |title_representative = }} British Bechuanaland was a short-lived Crown colony of the United Kingdom that existed in southern Africa from its formation on 1 Sep 1885 until its annexation to the neighbouring Cape Colony on 16 Nov 1895.[1] British Bechuanaland had an area of {{convert|51424|sqmi|km2}} and a population of 84,210.[2] Today the region forms part of South Africa. HistoryBechuanaland meant "the country of the Tswana", and for administrative purposes was divided into two political entities. The northern part was admistered as the Bechuanaland Protectorate and southern part, south of the Molopo River, was administered as the Crown colony of British Bechuanaland.[2] In 1882 British Bechuanaland suffered two secessions by the Boer states of Stellaland and Goshen. For many months, starting in 1883, pressure was placed on the British Government to take action in Bechuanaland because of unrest in the area. On 29 October 1884 the British Government appointed Sir Charles Warren as Special Commissioner of Bechuanaland. On 13 November 1884 Parliament voted a sum of £675,000[3] (this is equivalent to over £32 million today) for military operations in Bechuanaland. Sir Charles Warren was authorised to recruit an irregular force of 1,500 in South Africa[3] in addition to the regular troops that would be provided. A force of 4,000 troops, under Sir Charles Warren, set off to recapture Stellaland and Goshen. On 7 February 1885 the force reached Vryburg, the principal town in Stellaland, then continued to Mafeking, the principal town in Goshen. By 8 April 1885 Sir Charles Warren sent a despatch to notify the British Government that he had occupied Bechuanaland and had entirely restored order. The two Boer republics had collapsed without any bloodshed. On 30 September 1885 Stellaland, Goshen and other territories to the south of the Molopo River were constituted as the Crown Colony of British Bechuanaland. In 1891 the South African Customs Union was extended to British Bechuanaland, and in 1895 the colony was annexed to the Cape Colony[2] and now forms part of South Africa, the area around Mafikeng. See also
References1. ^{{cite web|author=Ben Cahoon |url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/South_Africa.html#Bechuanaland |title=South Africa |publisher=Worldstatesmen.org |date= |accessdate=2015-07-02}} {{Territories of the British Empire}}{{coord missing|South Africa}}2. ^1 2 {{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Bechuanaland |volume=3 |pages=604–605 |first1=Frank Richardson |last1=Cana |first2=Alfred Peter |last2=Hillier}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1884/nov/13/army-supplementary-estimates-1884-5#S3V0293P0_18841113_HOC_202 |title=ARMY SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES' 1884–5—MILITARY OPERATION'S IN EGYPT AND BECHUANALAND. (Hansard, 13 November 1884) |publisher=Hansard.millbanksystems.com |date= |accessdate=2015-07-02}} 7 : History of South Africa|Former countries in Africa|States and territories established in 1885|Former colonies in Africa|Cape Colony|1885 establishments in the British Empire|1895 disestablishments in the British Empire |
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