Chapter 27, The Tangled Louis

The most solid fortress is always breached from within, a simple truth that Governor Delf was naturally aware of; from the beginning, he had no intention of fighting a battle against the Austrians in Africa.

Perhaps the Royal Navy could suppress the Austrian Navy, and even blockade most of the ports, but they still had no chance of victory.

Though the population of the South African region exceeded two and a half million, the majority were black people; in the mid-19th century, the white population in the Cape Town area just surpassed one hundred thousand, including the Boer people.

Under the pressure of Austria's large-scale immigration, the London Government also accelerated its own immigration pace. Regrettably, the British population was limited, and there were too many colonies.