1856 in South Africa
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See also: 1855 in South Africa, other events of 1856, 1857 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
[edit] Events
- Approximately 3000 Crimean War veterans (German Legionnaires) settled in Kaffraria, later joined by 2700 German civilians.
- Natal becomes a separate colony.
- February - U.G. Lauts dismissed as consul of the Orange Free State in the Netherlands
- 13 October - State President Boshoff of the Orange Free State lays the foundation stone of Grey College in Bloemfontein
- 17 December - The Boer republic of Lydenburg is established
[edit] Births
- 26 March - Christiaan Willem Hendrik van der Post, member of the Orange Free State Volksraad and poet, is born in Leiden, Netherlands
