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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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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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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Johan Fick (section The Siege of Thaba Bosiu)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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(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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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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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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Jousse made the claim that he had converted 'Mantsopa to Christianity at Thaba Bosiu in Lesotho in 1868. St. Augustine's Priory was established in Modderpoort...
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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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his people, and forced them out. This is when Moshoeshoe settled at Thaba-Bosiu, escaping Mmanthatisi. Although portrayed as an evil woman by some contemporary...
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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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