| Show I SEIZED CAPE CAFE COLONY TWICE ICE Peace of 0 Amiens Nullified Britain's Capture of Hollands Holland's South African African can Territory in 1795 1796 Early In the wars wars of the French devolution Holland was forced to be be- ome an ally of Great Britain A Brit Brit- sh fleet appeared ort joff off Cape Town In 1705 1735 and the colony erect on September 16 6 For seven tears ears Britain held the conn country try spend spend- ng fully tuny eight million dollars In im ro It Monopolies were taken off orr jade torture was abolished and prosperity pros pros- prevailed whereas before tho the had been on the verSe verge of at ruin rn la n 1802 the Peace of ot Amiens secured or or Napoleon a breath ng spell which le to used In preparing still sun greater at- at racks upon the liberties of ot Europe By his treaty Cape Colony was restored jo o 0 Holland War was resumed In 1800 Holland an ally aUy once once more of rance ranee A Again aln the British captured gape ape Colony and when peace was settled In 1815 after Waterloo Britain retained South Africa paying Holland Tolland sIx sir million pounds pound sterling he colonies of Es md tad being Included In the sale The rhe population consisted of spites holding slaves and 17 r 0 o free tree Hottentots Britain suppressed sup sup- pressed dressed the slave trade and In hi 1834 tho the slaves daves s were emancipated m by the Brit Brit- su government |
