Talk:Battle of Muizenberg

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[edit] Naval battle or infantry?

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NOT A NAVAL OPERATION MORE INFANTRY THAN ANYTHING. The Major Gordon may have been killed or suicided, his widow selling Merino Sheep to Naval Captains Waterhouse & Kent for shipping to Australia in january 1797, the first Merinos to Australia. Keith Dawson Toowoomba Qld nanke@gil.com.au Ps there is doubt about the Gordon as Waterhouse's letter to Sir Joseph Banks says Colonel Gordon. Only death I can find is William Augustus Gordona Major, he died in March 1796. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.94.40.2 (talk • contribs)

[edit] Possibly a consequence of the French Revolution

Hearsay or fact? William, Prince of Orange traded the Dutch settlement at the Cape of Good Hope in return for protection of the Dutch royalty following fear of French-incited revolution by the Dutch commoners or, as happened, a Napoleonic invasion of the Netherlands. The British sent a naval force to present the terms of the exchange, but were met with resistance because the Dutch settlers had not yet received news warning of the contract from the Netherlands.

The suicidee William Gordon refered to in the article above was the person after whom Gordons Bay was named.

Potion 12:26, 5 October 2006 (UTC)