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Volksraad Resolution

When
27 September 1899
Where
Bloemfontein
Part of
Boer War mobilisation crisis: Volksraad, ultimatum and imperial preparations

The Orange Free State Volksraad passed a resolution in September 1899 declaring that the state would observe its obligations to the Transvaal.

A resolution was passed by the Volksraad on 27 September 1899, declaring that the state would observe its obligations to the Transvaal whatever might happen. This decision reflected the political commitment of the Orange Free State to the conflict, following the offensive and defensive alliance entered into in 1896.

Sources

  1. Orange Free State Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-27

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