Second Boer War - Britain annexed Basutoland in the Drakensberg Mountains following an appeal from Moshesh

Time: 1868

Place: South Africa

Details: In 1868, Britain annexed Basutoland in the Drakensberg Mountains following an appeal from Moshesh, the leader of a mixed group of African refugees from the Zulu wars, who sought British protection against the Boers.

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