What the records say
- When
- 23 Feb 1854
- Kind
- Treaty
- Coordinates
- 29.10° S, 26.22° E
- Description
- treaty 23 February 1854
Orange River Convention
Convention whereby the British formally recognised the independence of the Boers
The Orange River Convention was a convention whereby the British formally recognised the independence of the Boers in the area between the Orange and Vaal rivers, which had previously been known as the Orange River Sovereignty. This resulted in the formation of the independent Boer Republic of the Orange Free State (OFS).
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