Xhosa Wars

The Xhosa Wars were a series of nine wars between the Xhosa Kingdom and the British Empire as well as Trekboers from the Dutch colonial empire in what is now the Eastern Cape in South Africa.

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1779 — 1879  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Cape Frontier Wars; Kaffir Wars
series of wars, 

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1779 — 1879 Xhosa Wars

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BartleFrere

Lucas1861, pg107 THE PATROL ENCAMPED

BartleFrere, crop

Kafir and Hottentot war-party, 'Scenes in Kafirland, and Incidents in the Kafir War of 1851-2-3' (original)

Mgolombane Sandile - Xhosa Chief

Thomas Baines-Cape Mounted Rifles and Graaf-Reinet Levies attacking Xhosa soldiers in the Amathole on 26 June 1851-0724

Frederick Timpson I'Ons08

022 Sketch map (of Natal and the Zulu country) illustrating the position of Kafir Tribes

Thomas Baines-The death of Lieutenant-Colonel John Fordyce-0718

Frederick Timpson I'Ons-Maqoma at the Battle of Burn's Hill-0662

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	war	1779	Xhosa Wars	series of wars	Wikidata
commons	image		BartleFrere		Commons
commons	image		Lucas1861, pg107 THE PATROL ENCAMPED		Commons
commons	image		BartleFrere, crop		Commons
commons	image		Kafir and Hottentot war-party, 'Scenes in Kafirland, and Incidents in the Kafir War of 1851-2-3' (original)		Commons
commons	image		Mgolombane Sandile - Xhosa Chief		Commons
commons	image		Thomas Baines-Cape Mounted Rifles and Graaf-Reinet Levies attacking Xhosa soldiers in the Amathole on 26 June 1851-0724		Commons
commons	image		Frederick Timpson I'Ons08		Commons
commons	image		022 Sketch map (of Natal and the Zulu country) illustrating the position of Kafir Tribes		Commons
commons	image		Thomas Baines-The death of Lieutenant-Colonel John Fordyce-0718		Commons
commons	image		Frederick Timpson I'Ons-Maqoma at the Battle of Burn's Hill-0662		Commons