Brigadier General Beresford

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1806

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Brigadier General Beresford, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Battle of Blaauwberg and British capture of the Cape

   1806

   Role: British Signatory

   1. 18–18 January 1806 · BlaauwbergBattle of Blaauwberg

      British forces defeated Batavian troops in an amphibious operation, resulting in the withdrawal of Dutch forces from the Cape Colony.

   2. 210 January 1806 · Treaty Tree, WoodstockSigning at Treaty Tree

      A peace treaty was signed under the Treaty Tree in Woodstock, establishing British control over the Cape Colony.

   3. 318 January 1806 · Cape TownFormal Capitulation

      The Dutch Cape Colony formally capitulated to British forces, cementing its status as a British colony.

Sources

1. Battle of Blaauwberg Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21