New Rhodesia (Game of Nations)

The Republic of New Rhodesia is one of the most powerful nations of the African continent. The country is also a grand example of white supremacy for centuries. The country started out small, on the Cape of Good Hope and grew into a empire by the 20th century. Racial tension is near non existent after the blacks had been beaten into submission of their white Afrikaner rulers. The nation was a getaway for persecuted Europeans in the 1800s and eventually grew into the racist nation it is today.

Birth
New Rhodesia's story begins in 1801 when Frank Rhodes and hundreds of thousands of people of European decent travel down from Europe to the Dutch Cape Colony to escape European persecution. Europe was in chaos with a mess of wars and millions being killed. Rhodes was their de facto leader and the Europeans quickly set up shot in Cape Town and the surrounding area. For 6 years the people were tolerated by the Dutch governor. But in 1807 after numerous calls to expand deeper into South Africa were silenced and rioting against local police the Dutch declared martial law. This only brought the rioters too the Colonial Administration building were the people threw the Governor out of the window, held his wife for ransom and raided the local armory. Rhodes quickly was elected the leader of the Free Cape Army any in a month they drove the Dutch out of colony. The people were in love with Rhodes and decided to honor him by naming the country they had just formed, Rhodesia on July 7th, 1807. The Dutch slinked away back to Holland. Every July 7th mass celebrations would erupt in honor of independence. The Rhodesians quickly expanded east forming the territory of what is now the State of Cape of Good Hope or Cape.

The Great Trek
For 30 years the former Dutch settlers were persecuted and beaten down. The first attempt of Dutch-Rhodesian right happened in 1815 when leaders of the Afrikaner-Nederland's Organization and the Rhodesian government met they discussed about the right of the Dutch people. It quickly went into chaos once someone brought up the revolution against the Dutch. The Dutch quickly threw away their European heritage and called themselves Boers. The Rhodesian government quickly "escorted" all Boers to the frontiers so they would blow up the cities in 1820. In 1823 attacks on the Boers increased to the point of rebellion in the town of Nek where the Rhodesian army put down a revolt against Rhodesian rule. Chaos with the Boers increased throughout the 1820s and 30s. More revolts rebellions and riots. After enough in 1835 did Rhodes allow them to leave. William Berg, a Boer farmer convinced the whole Boer population to leave. Tens of thousands of Boers left. The Boers went on their way defending against local tribes and feeding themselves. The Boers would set up 5 new nations in South Africa. The Orange Free State was the first, followed by Basutoland, and Natal, then Transvaal, and finally Swaziland. These nations would remain independent till 1843 when Rhodesia's old enemy would return to reclaim land.

The Dutch Return
In 1843 the Dutch had decided to return to South Africa after their loss of New Holland and New Zeeland. The main reason was that in 1832 Rhodes died and his son, Franklin Rhodes II took power. On February 1st, 1843 Dutch troops landed in Cape Town and after a battle with the Rhodesian army took the city. President Rhodes set up a new capital in Kimberly. Other Dutch troops landed around Durban and Port Elizabeth. After 3 months of fighting the Boer nations joined the war against Rhodesia. Dutch forces from Cape Town advanced in Kimberly. General Hiram Wortman offered to hold the city to the last man while Rhodes escaped. All were killed in the defense of Kimberly. It was a slaughter, 20,000 people dead is the total count. The Boer nations were swiftly mopped up by the Dutch who pupated the region forming the nation of Zuid Afrika under rule in Cape Town.

Upper Rhodesian Era
By August 1843 Rhodesia was under the control of the Dutch puppet state of Zuid Afrika. Rhodes had fled along with much of the English speaking population in fear of reprisal from the Boers. Rhodes II and his followers set up a new nation north of Transvaal. The city they set up was Salisbury. Originally called the Free State of North Rhodesia the state was tiny concentrated around the city. But by 1848 the nation was expanding across the region. Rhodes in 1850 declared the country of Upper Rhodesia. From their position up north the Upper Rhodesians would raid Zuid Afrika till it collapsed. Zuid Afrika never declared war but it did try to fortify its border. Zuid Afrika lost thousands of soldiers against the Rhodesian's. Rhodesian soldiers would sack border outposts and even ammo dumps. By 1884 things were extremely bad for Zuid Afrika. And talks were held in Johannesburg. The Dutch tired of controlling Zuid Afrika fled for the last time.

Leaders
Franklin Rhodes 1807-1832

Franklin Rhodes II 1832-1887

Cecil Rhodes 1887-1902

Jan Smuts 1902-1950

Ian Smith 1950-2007

Reginald Otto 2007-Present

Cape
Cape of Good Hope or simply Cape is the first Rhodesian state and the birth place of the nation. The state was originally concentrated on the cape itself but during Rhodesia's early years it expanded into Southern Africa. Different counties and Bantustans divide up the state like Krueger County to the north on the border with Namaland and Bechuana and several Bantustans in the Namibian Desert. Cape also holds a huge amount of the white population and the largest city of Cape Town. It also has Durban and East London along its coast.

Orange
The State of Orange comprises the whole of a former Boer Republic of the Orange Free State, set up along the Orange River. With its capital in Bloemfontein, Orange prospered mainly due to its diamond production. Orange was eventually annexed into Zuid Afrika after the Dutch regained control of southern Africa. The Orange Free State was made into a new state after Cecil Rhodes regained control of former Rhodesia from his position up north. Orange was one of the centers of white people in former Rhodesia, now its mainly full of Dutch decedents and more Bantustans.

Natal
Natal is the 2nd Boer republic formed during the Great Trek. Natal was the hardest fought as the Boers fight against both the Zulus and Xhosa's. About 3,000 Boers of men women and children died to take that land. The fighting was brutal with genocide committed by the whites. The Republic of Natal was declared by the Boers. By 1840 the nation had been pupated by Rhodesia. The nation like the other Boer Republics were annexed into Zuid Afrika after the Dutch regained control of Southern Africa. Natal was turned into a state of New Rhodesia after Reunification. About 75% of the state is a massive Bantustan called the "Natal State Black Homeland". The white population is like that of range, remnants of the Dutch.

Basuto
Basuto was once a big African kingdom before the Great Trek. Once the Great Trek happened the Boers set up community's and counties in the nation. The king of Lesotho allowed this to go on for 2 years until the Boers traveled too deep into Lesotho did the Lesotho army attack. The Boers easily defeated them with guns. By 1842 Lesotho was battered and the de facto nation of Basutoland existed. Basutoland was absorbed into Zuid Afrika after the Dutch took and eventually by reunification Basutoland was declared the state of Basuto. Basuto has some whites but it is almost a entire Bantustan.