1806 in South Africa

Events

• 8 January - British troops land at Losperds Bay, between Bloubergstrand and Melkbosstrand in the Cape Colony.
  • The Battle of Blaauwberg takes place between the British and the Dutch colonists.
• 10 January - Governor Jan Willem Janssens capitulates and Sir David Baird is appointed Governor of the Cape
• The first regular inland postal service is started.

References

See Timeline of South African history for list of references