Theme
Imperialism
Events involving imperial power, annexation, protectorates, conquest, and regional rivalry.
Initial theme stub generated from the nineteenth-century event dataset.
Events
1497–1499Vasco da Gama's fleet rounds southern Africa en route to India1505Portuguese fortress and trading post established at Sofala1507Portuguese trading and naval post established on Mozambique Islandc. 1530sPortuguese trade expands along the Sena–Tete–Zambezi corridor1560Gonçalo da Silveira begins a Jesuit mission at the Mutapa court1561Gonçalo da Silveira is killed at the Mutapa court1569–1573Francisco Barreto expedition attempts Portuguese penetration of the Zambezi interior20 March 1602Dutch East India Company chartered1605English sailors make an early attempt to claim the Cape1615Attempt to leave English convicts at the Cape failsJune 1620English captains proclaim Table Bay for King James I1629Portuguese influence over Mutapa expands after civil conflict25 March 1802Treaty of Amiens21 February 1803–8 January 1806Batavian Republic assumes control of the Cape8 January 1806Battle of Blaauwberg and the second British occupation of the Cape13 August 1814Cape formally ceded to Britain1842–1843Siege of Congella and British annexation of Natal3 February–29 August 1848Orange River Sovereignty proclaimed and Battle of Boomplaats fought12 March 1868Basutoland placed under British protection27 October 1871Griqualand West proclaimed British territory12 April 1877British annexation of the TransvaalJanuary–July 1879Anglo-Zulu War2 December 1879Sekhukhune captured after the Anglo-Pedi War1880–1881First Anglo-Boer War3 August 1881Pretoria Convention1883–1888Dinuzulu and the Zulu civil conflict1885Bechuanaland Protectorate established1887Zululand annexed by Britain30 October 1888Rudd Concession signed with Lobengula1890Pioneer Column occupies Mashonaland and founds Salisburyc. 1890Colonial reordering of the Tsonga hinterland1893–1894First Matabele War29 December 1895–2 January 1896Jameson Raid11 October 1899–31 May 1902South African War31 May 1902Treaty of Vereeniging26 August 1966South African Border / Bush War begins1989South African Border / Bush War ends