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Pretoria Convention

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British preparation work for the Pretoria Convention of 1881 was done at Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal.

Under this agreement, the South African Republic regained self-government under nominal British suzerainty.

This convention was superseded in 1884 by the London Convention.

Background

By the time of the Battle of Majuba, the governments of the South African Republic and Britain were in contact, President Brand of the Orange Free State acting as intermediary.

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