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Military Occupation and Annexation

When
February to August 1885
Where
Vryburg, reached by Warren's force on 7 February 1885
Part of
Britain abolishes the Stellaland republic and adds it to British Bechuanaland

Sir Charles Warren's forces occupied the area in early 1885, restoring order and abolishing the republic before its formal incorporation into the colony.

Warren's force reached Vryburg, the principal town in Stellaland, on 7 February 1885. By April, he notified the British Government that order had been restored. The republic was abolished in August 1885, leading to its incorporation into British Bechuanaland in September.

Sources

  1. British Bechuanaland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-26
  2. Stellaland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06

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