Afrikaners from the Cape Colony establish themselves…

1852 CE to 1863 CE

Afrikaners from the Cape Colony establish themselves on the borders of Botswana in the Transvaal following the Great Trek.

In 1852 a coalition of Tswana chiefdoms led by Sechele I resists Afrikaner incursions during the Battle of Dimawe, and after about eight years of intermittent tensions and hostilities, eventually come to a peace agreement in Potchefstroom in 1860.

From this point on, the modern-day border between South Africa and Botswana is agreed on, and the Afrikaners and Batswana trade and work together 'peacefully'.

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Potchefstroom North-West South Africa View →

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San (Bushmen) View → Tswana people View → Kalanga people View → Mangwato tribe View → Koena tribe View → Kololo people View → Bangwaketse View → Afrikaners View → Transvaal, Republic of the View → Transvaal, Republic of the View →

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