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Christensendelinge en die Koloniale regimente aan die Kaap, 1793-1817
With the unprecedented rise of missionary zeal and organisations by the end of the 18th century in western Europe, missionaries of the Dutch, German and British societies were sent to the Cape Colony to work among the local unconverted inhabitants. This lead inter alia to greater spiritual work among soldiers of consecutive Cape regiments. The personal endeavours of individual missionaries rather than societies in general had a marked influence on the way of life and attitude of soldiers in these regiments.
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