9 June 1865 � Seqiti War begins (About)

The _Seqiti_ War (or Second Basotho War) broke out between the people of
Moshoeshoe, founder of the Sotho (Basuto) nation, and the Orange Free State
(which had gained its independence in 1854). Realizing that he could not hold
off the Boers indefinitely, Mosheoshoe sought protection from the British -
the treaty of Aliwal North was signed by Sir Philip Wodehouse for the British
and the Boer republican government in 1868.


A year after Moshoeshoe's death in 1870 Basutoland was incorporated into the
Cape Colony. After further disputes, this time over the Basuto being allowed
to carry firearms, Basutoland was brought under direct British control as a
High Commission territory in 1884.


_Seqiti_ is said to be the Basuto word for the noise the Boer cannon made.

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