 In addition, the Transvaal Boers wanted to assert their authority over Swaziland by supporting Mbandzeni.Indeed, in Mbandzeni's coronation Rudolf, the Resident Magistrate of Ladysmith and former landdrost of Utrecht in the company of about 350 burghers and 70 wagons, attended the ceremony.During this period, Britain annexed the Transvaal (1877 to 1881).