Eighth Frontier War
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The Eighth Frontier War was a major mid-19th-century conflict between the Xhosa peoples and British colonial forces in South Africa, marking a critical phase in the protracted struggle over land and sovereignty on the eastern Cape frontier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eighth Frontier War canonical | 7 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Frontier War
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
British Empire
ⓘ
Cape Colony ⓘ Xhosa people ⓘ
surface form:
Xhosa peoples
|
| conflictType | colonial war ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
key episode in the protracted Xhosa–British struggle
ⓘ
major conflict of the Cape Frontier Wars ⓘ |
| endTime | 1853 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInvolved | Xhosa people ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ninth Frontier War ⓘ |
| follows | Seventh Frontier War ⓘ |
| hasBroaderTopic |
colonial expansion in Southern Africa
ⓘ
indigenous resistance to colonial rule ⓘ |
| hasCause |
contested sovereignty on the eastern Cape frontier
ⓘ
disputes over land ⓘ expansion of British colonial rule ⓘ tensions between settlers and Xhosa communities ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
British colonial forces
ⓘ
Cape colonial settlers ⓘ Xhosa chiefs ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| languageContext |
English
ⓘ
Xhosa ⓘ |
| location |
Cape Colony
ⓘ
Eastern Cape ⓘ South Africa ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | eastern Cape frontier ⓘ |
| opponent |
British forces
ⓘ
Xhosa Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Xhosa forces
|
| partOf |
19th-century conflicts in Southern Africa
ⓘ
Xhosa Wars ⓘ history of British colonialism in South Africa ⓘ history of the Eastern Cape ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Xhosa Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Frontier Wars
Ninth Frontier War ⓘ Xhosa Wars ⓘ |
| result |
further loss of Xhosa autonomy
ⓘ
strengthening of British colonial authority in the eastern Cape ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the dispossession of Xhosa lands
ⓘ
intensified British control over the eastern frontier ⓘ marked a critical phase in the struggle over land on the eastern Cape frontier ⓘ |
| startTime | 1850 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | Victorian era ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.