À partir de XIXᵉ siècle
Southern Africa
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Lesotho was the Sotho kingdom ruled by Moshoeshoe and a major regional power confronting both Boer expansion and British intervention. Border disputes with the Orange Free State led to treaties and wars, including the 1865 conflict and the Treaty of Thaba Bosiu in 1866. Britain annexed Lesotho as a Crown Colony on 12 March 1868.
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Lesotho emerged in the extract as a powerful Sotho kingdom under Moshoeshoe. Built from displaced refugees in defensible territory, it became strong enough during the 1840s to confront both the expanding Boer republics and British interests. Its political strength rested partly on the ability of its ruler to gather communities displaced by earlier conflicts into a larger following.
Relations with the Orange Free State were marked by an unsettled frontier. Moshoeshoe signed an agreement with Johannes Nicolaas Boshof in October 1855 after Sir George Grey brought them together, but no border was fixed. The Treaty of Aliwal North, signed on 29 September 1858, confirmed the Warden boundary, although Moshoeshoe later did not enforce it against his people.
War intensified after repeated border violations. In 1858 Boer commandos converged on Thaba Bosiu, Moshoeshoe’s stronghold, but abandoned the campaign when the Lesotho army raided their exposed rear. In 1865 the Orange Free State launched a more sustained campaign; Moshoeshoe signed the Treaty of Thaba Bosiu in 1866 after losing arable land, while renewed war in 1867 continued until British intervention.
Moshoeshoe had requested British protection in 1861 and again in 1865. Sir Philip Wodehouse supported British expansion and worked to limit arms supplies to the Boers. Britain accepted the request and annexed Lesotho as a Crown Colony on 12 March 1868, marking a decisive shift in the regional balance of power.
À partir de XIXᵉ siècle
Southern Africa
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
Lesotho was the Sotho kingdom ruled by Moshoeshoe and a major regional power confronting both Boer expansion and British intervention. Border disputes with the Orange Free State led to treaties and wars, including the 1865 conflict and the Treaty of Thaba Bosiu in 1866. Britain annexed Lesotho as a Crown Colony on 12 March 1868.
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Lesotho emerged in the extract as a powerful Sotho kingdom under Moshoeshoe. Built from displaced refugees in defensible territory, it became strong enough during the 1840s to confront both the expanding Boer republics and British interests. Its political strength rested partly on the ability of its ruler to gather communities displaced by earlier conflicts into a larger following.
Relations with the Orange Free State were marked by an unsettled frontier. Moshoeshoe signed an agreement with Johannes Nicolaas Boshof in October 1855 after Sir George Grey brought them together, but no border was fixed. The Treaty of Aliwal North, signed on 29 September 1858, confirmed the Warden boundary, although Moshoeshoe later did not enforce it against his people.
War intensified after repeated border violations. In 1858 Boer commandos converged on Thaba Bosiu, Moshoeshoe’s stronghold, but abandoned the campaign when the Lesotho army raided their exposed rear. In 1865 the Orange Free State launched a more sustained campaign; Moshoeshoe signed the Treaty of Thaba Bosiu in 1866 after losing arable land, while renewed war in 1867 continued until British intervention.
Moshoeshoe had requested British protection in 1861 and again in 1865. Sir Philip Wodehouse supported British expansion and worked to limit arms supplies to the Boers. Britain accepted the request and annexed Lesotho as a Crown Colony on 12 March 1868, marking a decisive shift in the regional balance of power.
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