XIXᵉ siècle – XIXᵉ siècle
Walvis Bay and central and southern Namibia
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A sequence of Cape Colony interventions in Namibia between 1874 and 1878, prompted by requests from African leaders and concerns over Boer expansion. The Cape government annexed Walvis Bay and surrounding territory, dispatched William Coates Palgrave, and pursued a British sphere of influence through negotiations with Herero and Nama-Oorlam leaders.
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In 1874, Zeraua, Maharero and Kambazembi appealed to the Cape government for British protection against a feared Boer incursion from the South African Republic. Their request helped catalyse Cape intervention. In 1875, the Cape Legislative Assembly voted for the annexation of Walvis Bay and an unspecified area inland from the port.
The following year, William Coates Palgrave was sent from the Cape Colony to Namibia. Between 1876 and 1885 he led five separate missions, seeking to create a British sphere of influence, encourage trade with the Cape and support labour recruitment. The Cape authorities favoured direct annexation for strategic reasons, while the British government was more cautious about accepting new imperial commitments.
Palgrave’s negotiations produced agreements and requests for protection among several Namibian communities, but they did not create a stable British protectorate. Walvis Bay and its surrounding territory were annexed for Britain in 1878, while disagreements over land, authority and the meaning of protection limited the durability of the wider diplomatic project.
XIXᵉ siècle – XIXᵉ siècle
Walvis Bay and central and southern Namibia
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
A sequence of Cape Colony interventions in Namibia between 1874 and 1878, prompted by requests from African leaders and concerns over Boer expansion. The Cape government annexed Walvis Bay and surrounding territory, dispatched William Coates Palgrave, and pursued a British sphere of influence through negotiations with Herero and Nama-Oorlam leaders.
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Le récit
In 1874, Zeraua, Maharero and Kambazembi appealed to the Cape government for British protection against a feared Boer incursion from the South African Republic. Their request helped catalyse Cape intervention. In 1875, the Cape Legislative Assembly voted for the annexation of Walvis Bay and an unspecified area inland from the port.
The following year, William Coates Palgrave was sent from the Cape Colony to Namibia. Between 1876 and 1885 he led five separate missions, seeking to create a British sphere of influence, encourage trade with the Cape and support labour recruitment. The Cape authorities favoured direct annexation for strategic reasons, while the British government was more cautious about accepting new imperial commitments.
Palgrave’s negotiations produced agreements and requests for protection among several Namibian communities, but they did not create a stable British protectorate. Walvis Bay and its surrounding territory were annexed for Britain in 1878, while disagreements over land, authority and the meaning of protection limited the durability of the wider diplomatic project.
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