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Goshen
Origins
In 1882 white volunteers who had fought for the Barolong chief Moshette against Montshiwa were rewarded with farms, and they proclaimed the Land Goshen with its headquarters at Rooigrond, near Mafikeng. Its administrator was Gey van Pittius.
Rule and society
Goshen had little more than a few hundred settlers, raiding Montshiwa's cattle and land. It sought union with the South African Republic, which proclaimed a protectorate in 1884; Britain objected because the territory lay on the 'missionaries' road' to the interior.
Decline and legacy
The Warren Expedition of 1884-1885 dispersed the freebooters without a fight, and the land was incorporated into British Bechuanaland in 1885. The affair helped secure Britain's route to the north, later used by Cecil Rhodes.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Goshen. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/goshen
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