Immigrants from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the early stages of European colonization of the Cape Colony (1652-1707)
Journal: Geographia Polonica
Year: 2012

While the Commonwealth of Two Nations (Polish -Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1569 -1795) did not have colonies of its own, emigrants from its territory did play a part in the colonial enterprise, i.a. the Dutch engagement in South Africa. The group of persons involved was small, but then so were the overall number of settlers and soldiers from all countries combined, ensuring that the Polish influence is not be ignored. Poles (mainly Polish Prussians) in South Africa played their part in the emergenc