1 8 0 2 . ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁however , ▁the ▁war ▁res umed ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁returned ▁their ▁g arrison ▁to ▁the ▁Cape ▁after ▁defe ating ▁Dutch ▁forces ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bla au w berg ▁( 1 8 0 6 ). ▁This ▁period ▁saw ▁major ▁develop ments ▁for ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁Cape ▁Town ▁as ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right . ▁T aps ▁and ▁iron ▁pip es ▁were ▁installed ▁along ▁major ▁streets ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁native ▁inhabitants ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁declare ▁a ▁fixed ▁residence ▁and ▁were ▁not ▁permitted ▁to ▁move ▁between ▁regions ▁without ▁written ▁permission . ▁The ▁war ▁between ▁France ▁and ▁England ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁with ▁a ▁British ▁victory . ▁The ▁British ▁drew ▁up ▁a ▁complex ▁treat y ▁where by ▁pieces ▁of ▁real ▁estate ▁were ▁ex changed ▁for ▁money ▁by ▁various ▁countries . ▁The ▁Cape ▁was ▁perman ently ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁Dutch ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁sum ▁of ▁money . ▁In ▁this ▁period , ▁the ▁British ▁saw ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁as ▁key ▁to ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁maintain ▁their ▁command ▁in ▁India . ▁The ▁Dutch ▁government ▁was ▁too ▁imp over ished ▁and ▁de ple ted ▁to ▁argue , ▁and ▁agreed ▁with ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁they ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁Cape ▁for ▁rep airs ▁and ▁refresh ment . ▁ ▁The ▁v ag ran cy ▁and ▁pass ▁laws ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 9 ▁were ▁repe aled ▁in ▁