Basutoland
before 1868 		History of Southern Africa 1884-1918







History of the Basutoland Protectorate, 1868-1884



Since 1868 a British Protectorate, Basutoland was annexed by the CAPE COLONY in 1871, without the Basutos being consulted. Cape rule was resented, and in 1880/1881 the Basuto rebelled (the GUN WAR). The Cape Colony decision to disarm the Basuto had sparked the rebellion. In 1882 the government in London was asked to take over the administration. In 1884, Britain placed Basutoland under direct British rule (the Colonial Office).






EXTERNAL
FILES 		History of Lesotho from Guide to Lesotho, and from Infoplease
DOCUMENTS Victoria Cross by Campaign : Basuto War, 1879-1882, from Victoria Cross Reference
REFERENCE Zdenek Cervenka et al., Botswana - Lesotho - Swaziland, Bonn : Deutsche Afrika-Gesellschaft, 1974, in German



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First posted in 2001, last revised on November 7th 2004

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