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The first European colonists on the Cape of Good Hope were send by the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigte Oost Indische Compagnie, or VOC) in 1652. In 1792 the colony was occupied by British forces, in 1803 the colony became Dutch again. In 1806, in the war with France, the British occupied the colony again (Holland at the time was also occupied by France). It remained a British colony until 1910.<br/> | The first European colonists on the Cape of Good Hope were send by the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigte Oost Indische Compagnie, or VOC) in 1652. In 1792 the colony was occupied by British forces, in 1803 the colony became Dutch again. In 1806, in the war with France, the British occupied the colony again (Holland at the time was also occupied by France). It remained a British colony until 1910.<br/> | ||