▁decided ▁to ▁seek ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁at ▁the ▁Cape . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁was ▁not ▁prepared ▁to ▁exercise ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁imm igr ants . ▁Act ing ▁upon ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁Dr ▁John ▁Philip , ▁the ▁super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Mission ary ▁Society ’ s ▁stations ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁a ▁treat y ▁was ▁concluded ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁with ▁Mos ho es ho e , ▁placing ▁him ▁under ▁British ▁protection . ▁A ▁similar ▁treat y ▁was ▁made ▁with ▁the ▁G ri qua ▁chief ▁Adam ▁K ok ▁III . ▁By ▁these ▁treat ies , ▁which ▁recogn ised ▁native ▁so vere ig nt y ▁over ▁large ▁areas ▁on ▁which ▁Bo er ▁far mers ▁were ▁settled , ▁the ▁British ▁sought ▁to ▁keep ▁a ▁check ▁on ▁the ▁Bo ers ▁and ▁to ▁protect ▁both ▁the ▁n atives ▁and ▁Cape ▁Col ony . ▁The ▁effect ▁was ▁to ▁precip itate ▁coll isions ▁between ▁all ▁three ▁parties . ▁ ▁The ▁year ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁treat y ▁with ▁Mos ho es ho e ▁was ▁made , ▁several ▁large ▁parties ▁of ▁Bo ers ▁rec ross ed ▁the ▁D rak ens berg ▁into ▁the ▁country ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Orange , ▁ref using ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁Natal ▁when ▁the ▁British ▁an nex ed ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Bo er ▁republic ▁of ▁Natal ia ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Natal . ▁During ▁their ▁stay ▁in ▁Natal ▁the ▁Bo ers ▁inf lic ted ▁a ▁severe ▁defeat ▁on ▁the ▁Z ulus ▁under ▁D ing ane ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of