Cape Colony: Former British Colony

1. Name: Cape Colony
Location: South Africa
2. Occupied in 1795 by the British so that the French could not take possession of its strategic location. The British managed to hand back the colony to the Batavian Republic in 1803 but by 1806 had taken possession again to prevent Napoleon from using it.
3. The Cape Colony benefited Britain because of the location, not so much that Britain had an advantage but that their opponents didn’t.
4. The Colony gained independence when the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910 and Cape Colony was renamed the Cape of Good Hope Province.