The Transvaal was colonised by Boer settlers who exited the British-dominated Cape Colony in the 1830s and 1840s in the Great Trek and established several republics outside British control-after the British occupation of the former Dutch colony in 1795 and again in 1806.
The Transvaal was colonised by Boer settlers-after the British occupation of the former Dutch colony in 1795 and again in 1806. These Boer settlers exited the British. These Boer settlers dominated Cape Colony in the 1830s and 1840s in the Great Trek. These Boer settlers established several republics outside British control.