Republic of Swellendam

The Republic of Swellendam Het Republiek Van Swellendam (Dutch)
17 June 1795–November 1795
Flag Coat of arms
Republic of Swellendam, as shown in red.
Capital and largest city	Swellendam 34°01′23″S 20°26′24″E / 34.02306°S 20.44000°E / -34.02306; 20.44000
Demonym(s)	Swellendammer (None officially)
Government	Republic
• President	Hermanus Steyn
• National Commander	Petrus Delport
• Head of National Board	Jacobus Steyn
Independence  from the Netherlands
History
• Revolt against the Dutch	April 1795
• Republic Declared	17 June 1795
• British Invasion of the Cape Colony	November 1795
Area
• Total	27,258 km2 (10,524 sq mi)
Preceded by Succeeded by Dutch Cape Colony Cape Colony Republic of Graaff-Reinet
Today part of	South Africa (Western Cape and Eastern Cape)

President Hermanus Steyn

Declaration of the Republic of Swellendam in 1795

The Republic of Swellendam was founded in 1795 with the dissatisfaction towards the Dutch East India Company caused the burghers of Swellendam to revolt, and on 17 June 1795 they declared themselves a republic. Hermanus Steyn was appointed as President of the Republic of Swellendam.^[1] The burghers of Swellendam started to call themselves "national burghers" – after the style of the French Revolution. However, the Republic was short-lived and was ended on 4 November 1795 when the Cape was occupied by the Kingdom of Great Britain.^[2]