Muizenberg, Cape Town : The Battle of Muizenberg

The Battle of Muizenberg Quite an interesting read for anyone into history.

Yip the Dutch and English at it again, fighting for the most prized shipping route in the world at that time.

Cheers

Interesting Muizenberg

- 1742 the Het Posthuys one of the oldest buildings in South Africa was built.
- 1795 The Battle of Muizenberg was a small but significant military affair that began and ended three months later with the (first) British occupation of the Cape.
- In 1882 the railway line, which for twenty years stopped at Wynberg, was extended to Muizenberg.
- 1895 the Muizenberg Municipality was established.
- 1902 Cecil John Rhodes bought as a holiday cottage and this was where he died.
- 1910 the library opened next to the Natale Labia
- 1911 the Muizenberg Post Office opened.
- 1913 a new railway station was built in Muizenberg.
- 1920 Boyes Drive was completed.

Muizenberg, Cape Town

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

The Battle of Muizenberg

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