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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use South African English Шаблон:Year in South Africa The following lists events that happened during 1879 in South Africa.
Incumbents
- Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Henry Barkly.
- Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal: Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer.
- State President of the Orange Free State: Jan Brand.
- State President of the South African Republic: vacant.
- Lieutenant-Governor of Griqualand West: William Owen Lanyon (until March), James Rose Innes (starting March).
- Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope: John Charles Molteno (until February), John Gordon Sprigg (starting February).
Events
- January
- 11 – Britain declares war against the Zulus and launches the Anglo-Zulu War after an ultimatum issued on 11 December 1878 is rejected.
- 22 – The Zulus wipe out British forces in the Battle of Isandlwana.
- 22-23 – The British prevail against a Zulu attack in the Battle of Rorke's Drift.
- March
- 7 – The first British troops arrive in Durban from all over the Empire.
- 12 – A force of 2,000 Zulus attacks a British camp at Ntombi River. Of the 60 men in the camp, only 15 escape.
- July
- 4 – The Zulus are defeated at Ulundi and the war ends.
- August
- 28 – The Zulu King Cetshwayo is captured.
Births
Deaths
- 4 May – William Froude, engineer, hydrodynamicist and naval architect, dies in Simon's Town
- 1 June – Napoléon Eugène, Prince Imperial is killed in action when ambushed by Zulus during the Anglo-Zulu War.
Railways
Railway lines opened
- March – Natal – Pinetown to Botha's Hill, Шаблон:Convert.[1]
- 11 August – Cape Western – Grootfontein to Fraserburg Road, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 26 August – Cape Midland – Mount Stewart to Graaff-Reinet, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 1 September – Natal – Avoca to Verulam, Шаблон:Convert.[1]
- 3 September – Cape Midland – Alicedale to Grahamstown, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 17 September – Cape Midland – Alicedale to Middleton, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 3 November – Cape Eastern – Döhne to Cathcart, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
Locomotives
- Cape
- Two new Шаблон:Track gauge locomotive types enter service on the Cape Government Railways (CGR):
- The first four of fifteen 1st Class 4-4-0 American type passenger locomotives on the Western and Eastern systems.[3]Шаблон:Rp[4]
- The first six of ten 1st Class 2-6-0 Mogul type goods locomotives on the Western system.[3]Шаблон:Rp[4]
- The Table Bay Harbour Board places its fourth Шаблон:Convert Brunel gauge 0-4-0 well-tank engine in excavation and breakwater construction service.[5]Шаблон:Rp
- Natal
- The Natal Government Railways places seven Шаблон:Nowrap locomotives in service, later to be modified to a Шаблон:Nowrap wheel arrangement and designated Class G.[6]
- The Natal Harbours Department in Durban places a single Шаблон:Nowrap saddle-tank locomotive in service, named John Milne.[5]Шаблон:Rp
References
Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:Africa topic
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 181, ref. no. 200954-13
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 Report for year ending 31 December 1909, Cape Government Railways, Section VIII - Dates of Opening and the Length of the different Sections in the Cape Colony, from the Year 1873 to 31st December, 1909.
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Holland-Vol 1
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 C.G.R. Numbering Revised, Article by Dave Littley, SA Rail May–June 1993, pp. 94–95.
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:Holland-Vol 2
- ↑ NGR Class G numbering
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