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The Cape Patriots was a movement in the Cape Colony in the late 18th century which was influenced by the American rebellion against the English as well as the French Revolution. The movement started in 1779 after a delegation was sent to Holland to the Dutch East India Company to plea for greater political freedom. The mission failed and the movement slowly died but had significant indirect influences when the Dutch administration ended towards the end of the century. Jacobus van Reenen was part of the delegation.