Historedia
Person

Sir Hercules Robinson

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1879–1881

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sir Hercules Robinson, 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. Cape Colony sets Basuto disarmament deadline, leading to the Basuto Gun War

    1879–1881

    Role: High Commissioner for Southern Africa

    1. 1879 · Cape ColonyExtension of Peace Preservation Act

      The Cape Parliament extended the Peace Preservation Act to Basutoland in 1879, aiming to disarm the Basuto people.

    2. April 1879 · BasutolandHut Tax Increase

      In April 1879, the Cape Colony doubled the hut tax in Basutoland to one pound per hut.

    3. 13 September 1880 · BasutolandRebellion Eruption

      The Basuto Gun War erupted on 13 September 1880, led by chiefs Lerotholi and Masopha.

    4. 29 April 1881 · Cape ColonyPeaceful Settlement

      High Commissioner Sir Hercules Robinson announced the peaceful settlement of the conflict on 29 April 1881.

Sources

  1. Basuto Gun War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21