1858 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1858 in South Africa.
Incumbents
- Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Sir George Grey.[1][2]
- Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal: John Scott.
- State President of the Orange Free State: Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff.[3]
- President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.[4]
Events
- March
- 19 – Senekal's War breaks out between the Orange Free State and the Basotho tribe.[5]
Births
- 19 December – Adolf Schiel, German-born officer in Boer armed forces during the Second Boer War. (d. 1903)[6][7][8]
Deaths
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References
- ^ "Grey, Sir George (1812–1898)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ World Statesmen: Botswana (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- ^ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854-1902 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- ^ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, South African Republic (Transvaal): Heads of State: 1857-1877 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- ^ Roger B. Beck (2000). The History of South Africa. Greenwood Press. p. 74. ISBN 0-313-30730-X.
- ^ www.justdone.co.za Person Information - Schiel, A, Civ
- ^ Jooste, L (1986). "Foreigners in the defence of South Africa". South African Journal of Military Studies. 16 (2): 23–24.
- ^ Gomm, Neville. "THE GERMAN COMMANDO IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR OF 1899-1902". samilitaryhistory.org. South African Military History Society. Retrieved 6 September 2015.