After the Thirty Years' War could Sweden have created a colony in the Cape before the Dutch?
If not, what would it take before Sweden started to colonize the Cape?
If yes, how would the colonisation of the Cape take place with the Swedes? Could they stay as long as the Dutch/Afrikaans? What relations would be established with the locals? Could the colony be a springboard for a more powerful Swedish colonial empire?
If not, what would it take before Sweden started to colonize the Cape?
If yes, how would the colonisation of the Cape take place with the Swedes? Could they stay as long as the Dutch/Afrikaans? What relations would be established with the locals? Could the colony be a springboard for a more powerful Swedish colonial empire?