<P> The Cape of Good Hope , also known as the Cape Colony ( Dutch : Kaapkolonie ) , was a British colony in present - day South Africa , named after the Cape of Good Hope . The British colony was preceded by an earlier Dutch colony of the same name , the Kaap de Goede Hoop , established in 1652 by the Dutch East India Company . The Cape was under Dutch rule from 1652 to 1795 and again from 1803 to 1806 . The Dutch lost the colony to Great Britain following the 1795 Battle of Muizenberg , but had it returned following the 1802 Peace of Amiens . It was re-occupied by the UK following the Battle of Blaauwberg in 1806 , and British possession affirmed with the Anglo - Dutch Treaty of 1814 . </P>
<P> The Cape of Good Hope , also known as the Cape Colony ( Dutch : Kaapkolonie ) , was a British colony in present - day South Africa , named after the Cape of Good Hope . The British colony was preceded by an earlier Dutch colony of the same name , the Kaap de Goede Hoop , established in 1652 by the Dutch East India Company . The Cape was under Dutch rule from 1652 to 1795 and again from 1803 to 1806 . The Dutch lost the colony to Great Britain following the 1795 Battle of Muizenberg , but had it returned following the 1802 Peace of Amiens . It was re-occupied by the UK following the Battle of Blaauwberg in 1806 , and British possession affirmed with the Anglo - Dutch Treaty of 1814 . </P>
when did the british take over cape colony
when did the british take over cape colony
1795 1806
1795 1806