À partir de XIXᵉ siècle
North of the Vaal River, southern Africa
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The Transvaal, also called the South African Republic in the extract, was a Boer republic north of the Vaal River whose independence Britain recognized through the Sand River Convention of 17 January 1852. Its representatives agreed not to interfere in British colonial affairs or participate in slavery and the slave trade. The republic emerged from scattered and factionally divided Boer communities and formed the northern counterpart to the Orange Free State.
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Le récit
The Transvaal emerged as the northern Boer republic after British retreat from the interior. Its communities were scattered and factionally divided, but Andries Pretorius assembled a delegation capable of negotiating with the British. The resulting Sand River Convention, concluded on 17 January 1852, recognized the independence of the Transvaal.
The settlement placed limits on the new republic’s external conduct. The Transvaal promised not to interfere in British colonial affairs and not to engage in slavery or the slave trade. Britain simultaneously abandoned its treaty alliances with African states north of the Vaal River.
The convention also created an unequal military and commercial framework. African societies on both sides of the Vaal were excluded from the firearms and ammunition markets of the British and the Transvaal, while Boer access to British arms markets remained open. The extract treats this arrangement as a major factor in preserving Boer military superiority over neighboring African states.
À partir de XIXᵉ siècle
North of the Vaal River, southern Africa
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Transvaal, also called the South African Republic in the extract, was a Boer republic north of the Vaal River whose independence Britain recognized through the Sand River Convention of 17 January 1852. Its representatives agreed not to interfere in British colonial affairs or participate in slavery and the slave trade. The republic emerged from scattered and factionally divided Boer communities and formed the northern counterpart to the Orange Free State.
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Le récit
The Transvaal emerged as the northern Boer republic after British retreat from the interior. Its communities were scattered and factionally divided, but Andries Pretorius assembled a delegation capable of negotiating with the British. The resulting Sand River Convention, concluded on 17 January 1852, recognized the independence of the Transvaal.
The settlement placed limits on the new republic’s external conduct. The Transvaal promised not to interfere in British colonial affairs and not to engage in slavery or the slave trade. Britain simultaneously abandoned its treaty alliances with African states north of the Vaal River.
The convention also created an unequal military and commercial framework. African societies on both sides of the Vaal were excluded from the firearms and ammunition markets of the British and the Transvaal, while Boer access to British arms markets remained open. The extract treats this arrangement as a major factor in preserving Boer military superiority over neighboring African states.
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