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KURUMAN , a town in the Bechuanaland division of Cape Colony, 12o m. N.W. of Kimberley and 85 m. S.W. of Vryburg. It is a station of the London Missionary Society, founded in 1818, and from 1821 to 187o was the scene of the labours of Robert Moffat (q.v.) who here translated the Bible into the Bechuana tongue. In the middle period of the 19th century Kuruman was the rendezvous of all travellers going north or south
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heir of Mosilikatze, the founder of the Matabele nation. Kuruman disappeared during his father's lifetime and the succession passed to Lobengula (see RuoDESIA: History). In November 1899 the town was besieged by a Boer force. The garrison, less than a hundred strong, held out for six weeks against over loco of the enemy,"but was forced to surrender on the 1st of January 1900. In June following it was reoccupied by the British.End of Article: KURUMAN If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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