Great Cattle Killing of 1856–1857
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The Great Cattle Killing of 1856–1857 was a millenarian movement among the Xhosa people in which they slaughtered their own cattle and destroyed crops in the belief it would bring about the resurrection of ancestors and the expulsion of colonial settlers, ultimately leading to a devastating famine.
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Xhosa Wars
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