KGOSI MAKABA II & MAKGOA

In the aftermath of this victory, relations between the Bangwaketse and their neighbours remained strained. This animosity is apparent in the accounts of early European visitors, as well as local traditions.

In 1808, just two years after assuming permanent control of the Cape Colony from the Dutch, the British sent an official expedition north of the Orange River with the objective of gaining a better understanding of the region beyond the Batlhaping capital of Dithakong, of which they were already familiar.