Thanks Brian I have saved them into a word document and will hang on to them. As if our quest is not complicated enough Lucky -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Margetson Sent: 05 January 2014 04:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] early South Africa *Dates used by me when entering place names:-* *Transoranje 1830s to 1848* *Orange River *Sovereignty<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_River_Sovereignty> Sir Harry Smith <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Harry_Smith> proclaimed British sovereignty over the Transorange on 3rd February 1848 up until 16th February, 1854 *Republic of Orange Free State * >From 17th February, 1854 until 30th May, 1902 (Although the British annexed the OFS republic on 6th October, 1900 the boers and President Steyn had not conceded) *Orange River Colony* >From Treaty of >Vereeniging<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Vereeniging> on 31st May, 1902 until 31st May, 1910 *ZAR ....* *Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek**-----Transvaal Republic* Est. 1852 & independent 1856 -1877, then again from 3-8-1881-1900. In between 1877-1881 it was Transvaal Colony. Annexation of Tvl......1st September, 1900 *Colony of Transvaal * >From 31st May, 1902 until 31st May, 1910 *NATAL.........*Natalia Republic from 12th October, 1839. Britain annexed 12th May, 1843 thence Colony of Natal to 31st May, 1910. ++++++ *Nieuwe Republiek* part the old Boer Republic of Natalia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalia_Republic>...see below weblink On August 5, 1884 was formed the Nieuwe Republiek (New Republic) with Vryheid as its capital. On 20 July 1888 it was incorporated into the South African Republic<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Republic>, [ZAR] when the British annexed Zululand. After the ABW reincorporated into Colony of Natal in 1903. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieuwe_Republiek For the* Cape* I use Cape of Good Hope up until abt 1710 and then Cape Colony to 31st May, 1910. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com