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List of events
The following lists events that happened during
1806 in
South Africa.
Events
- 4 January – The British expeditionary force arrives at the Cape
- 8 January – British troops land at Losperds Bay, between
Bloubergstrand and
Melkbosstrand in the
Cape Colony.
- The Battle of Blaauwberg takes place between the British and the
Dutch colonists.
- 10 January – Governor
Jan Willem Janssens capitulates and Sir
David Baird is appointed Governor of the Cape
- The first regular inland postal service is started.
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