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    Thaba Bosiu is a constituency and sandstone plateau with an area of approximately 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) and a height of 1,804 meters above sea level. It...
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    The Thaba Bosiu Armour Regiment (formerly Regiment President Steyn) is a reserve armoured regiment of the South African Army. During Gibson's tenure the...
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    Thaba Bosiu is a rural village of Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality, Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa...
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    his settlement to the Qiloane plateau. The name was later changed to Thaba Bosiu or "mountain at night" because it was believed to grow during the night...
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    foundations of the eventual Kingdom of Lesotho. His capital was later moved to Thaba Bosiu. To deal with the encroaching voortrekker groups, Moshoeshoe encouraged...
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    were unable to penetrate the Basotho mountain stronghold of Thaba Bosiu (also called Thaba Bosigo). This war is also known as the First Basotho War or...
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    the end of July 1865 the Sotho were concentrating on the defense of Thaba Bosiu. In early August, Fick was joined by another Boer commando under Louw...
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    Thaba Tshwane is a military base (or military area) in Pretoria, South Africa. The oldest building in the complex is the South African Garrison Institute...
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    a nation yet unbroken to accept permanently. A treaty was signed at Thaba Bosiu in April 1866, but war again broke out in 1867, and the Free State attracted...
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    that lasted until 1868. In 1866, the two sides signed the Treaty of Thaba Bosiu, whereby Moshoeshoe ceded most of his kingdom's arable land to the Boers...
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    Mile, forcing him to abandon it. He later joined the defense of the Thaba Bosiu stronghold, acting as Moshoeshoe's main military advisor. By 1866, the...
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    able to retain following a treaty at Thaba Bosiu. Further conflict led to an unsuccessful attack on Thaba Bosiu and the death of a Boer commandant, Louw...
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    Wepener. The first attack on Thaba Bosiu failed on 8 August 1865, the Boers tried again on 15 August. As he ascended Thaba Bosiu, Wepener and his agterryer...
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    kilometres (15 mi) west of Basotho King Moshoeshoe I's stronghold of Thaba Bosiu, the previous de facto capital. A bustling market town soon grew around...
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  • major states to emerge from the Mfecane was the Sotho Kingdom founded at Thaba Bosiu by Moshoeshoe I around 1821 to 1822. It was a confederation of different...
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  • death in 1891. In 1898, he fought and defeated his uncle somewhere near Thaba Bosiu. He remained leader until his death in 1905. His son Letsie II then became...
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    tried unsuccessfully to capture Moshoeshoe's mountain stronghold at Thaba Bosiu, while the Sotho conducted raids in Free State territories. Both sides...
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    (Light Infantry), General Dan Pienaar Artillery Regiment (Artillery) and Thaba Bosiu Armoured Regiment (Tank Regiment) as well as 3 Military Hospital. Kroonstad...
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    in turn divided into 80 constituencies. Mantšonyane Mashai Semena Thaba-Moea Thaba-Tseka Community councils of Lesotho Districts of Lesotho "List of Constituencies"...
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    January 1996(1996-01-15) (aged 57) Maloti Mountains, Lesotho Burial Thaba Bosiu Spouse Tabitha 'Masentle Lerotholi Mojela Issue Detail Letsie III Prince...
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    under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO (CC BY 3.0 IGO) license. "Thaba-Bosiu National Monument". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20...
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    Then, the British transferred functions from Moshoeshoe's capital in Thaba Bosiu to a police camp on the northwest border, Maseru, until eventually the...
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    north-west of Thaba Bosiu. Moshoeshoe's brother Mopeli visited Cathcart at his new camp and agreed to lead the British to Thaba Bosiu the following day...
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  • The profile of Mount Qiloane, the legendary conical mountain close to Thaba Bosiu, and described by Masupha as Mother and Father, inspired the traditional...
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  • Motsoeneng was born in either Phuthaditjhaba, Free State in South Africa or Thaba Bosiu in Lesotho, where he was raised by his aunt. His mother is a sangoma...
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  • vastly outnumbered and in trouble. After battle, Moshoeshoe wrote from Thaba Bosiu: "This day you have fought against my people and taken much cattle. As...
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  • with the Boers and other African tribes. He stayed for several years at Thaba Bosiu and was influenced by the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society, particularly...
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    performed by male initiates and elders. Mzolo, Shoks (4 September 2015). "Thaba Bosiu: Where the mountain is king". Mail & Guardian. Archived from the original...
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    Regiment Reserve Pretoria Armoured Regiment Queen Nandi Mounted Rifles Thaba Bosiu Armoured Regiment Armoured Car Regular 1 Special Service Battalion Reserve...
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    Regiment Reserve Pretoria Armoured Regiment Queen Nandi Mounted Rifles Thaba Bosiu Armoured Regiment Armoured Car Regular 1 Special Service Battalion Reserve...
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