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From: "Lorraine & Rick Vass" <>
Subject: Fort Genesa, Bechuanaland
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 15:32:31 +1000


Morning List

Can anyone give me a location for Fort Genesa, Bechuanaland, please? It is part of an inscription in an old photo album held in the family.

Tylden, in his introduction, refers to a war being conducted in Bechuanaland during 1897. 1600 men under Colonial Dalgety of the CMR went up there. His force included some members of the Cape Police - I guess my husband's grandfather was one of them because the rest of the inscription is:
C F Lund
Cape Police D1 (which I imagine stands for District 1).

Anything about Fort Genesa and this particular confict would be very welcome.

Regards
Lorraine Vass
Wyrallah
Northern Rivers NSW



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