History of the Cape Colony before 1806 Reinet. The Netherlands fell to the French army under the leadership of Napoléon Bonaparte in 1795. Reacting to the weakness of the Dutch East India Company holdings, a British army under General Sir James Henry Craig set out for Cape Town to secure the colony for the Stadtholder Prince William V of Orange against the French. The governor of Cape Town refused at first to obey any instructions from the prince, but after the British threatened to use force, he capitulated. The boers of Graaff Reinet did not surrender until an army had been sent against them, and in 1799
United India Colony Fatima Church (Catholic) and CSI Church of the Risen Redeemer (Protestant). There is a famous Vinayagar temple in this locality. Majority of the residents in United India Colony are Tamil Hindus. The colony is highly cosmopolitan. A good number of Telugu, Malayalam and Marwari speakers are also present here. With two major churches and two big Christian schools, the colony is also home to a good number of Christians. Both Diwali and Christmas are celebrated with the same fervour here. The pincode for United India Colony is 600024. United India Colony United India Colony is a sub-division of Kodambakkam, Chennai,