British seize the Cape Colony

The British Empire seized the Cape Colony during the French Revolutionary Wars.  Four years prior, in 1791, French King Louis XVI attempted to flee the throne, triggering an uprising of disgruntled lower classes against the monarchy.  In 1793, after the French declared war on the Austrians, the British declared war on the French. In 1795, as the Netherlands entered the war on the side of France, the British attacked the valuable Dutch trade port of Cape Town in retaliation.  Ownership was finalized at the Congress of Vienna in 1815. The British outlawed the use of Dutch in the colony in favor of promoting English language and culture. Consequently, the Dutch moved further inland.