Xhosa Wars

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frontier conflict series of wars

The Xhosa Wars were a series of 19th-century frontier conflicts in South Africa between the Xhosa peoples and European colonial powers, primarily the British, over land and political control in the Eastern Cape region.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Xhosa Wars canonical	13
Cape Frontier Wars	8
Xhosa forces	2
9th Xhosa War	1
Anglo-Boer frontier conflicts	1
Cape frontier wars	1
Fengu–Gcaleka War	1
Frontier Wars between Xhosa and British	1
Kaffir Wars	1
Ninth Xhosa War	1
Seventh Xhosa War	1
Sixth Xhosa War	1
South African frontier conflicts	1
Xhosa frontier conflicts	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	frontier conflict ⓘ series of wars ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Xhosa Wars ⓘ surface form: Cape Frontier Wars Xhosa Wars ⓘ surface form: Kaffir Wars
conflictType	colonial war ⓘ
endTime	1879 ⓘ
firstWarEnd	1781 ⓘ
firstWarStart	1779 ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ
impact	dispossession of African land ⓘ entrenchment of colonial boundaries ⓘ militarization of the Eastern Cape frontier ⓘ
involvedEthnicGroup	Gcaleka Xhosa ⓘ Mfengu ⓘ Xhosa ⓘ surface form: Ngqika Xhosa Thembu ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources	English ⓘ Xhosa ⓘ
lastWarEnd	1879 ⓘ
lastWarStart	1877 ⓘ
locatedIn	Cape Colony ⓘ Eastern Cape ⓘ South Africa ⓘ
mainParticipants	Voortrekkers ⓘ surface form: Boer settlers British Empire ⓘ Xhosa people ⓘ
notableLeader	Benjamin d’Urban ⓘ Harry Smith ⓘ Hintsa kaKhawuta ⓘ Sandile kaNgqika ⓘ Sarhili kaHintsa ⓘ
notableWar	Eighth Frontier War ⓘ Ninth Frontier War ⓘ Seventh Frontier War ⓘ Sixth Frontier War ⓘ
numberOfConflicts	9 ⓘ
opposingForce	British colonial authorities ⓘ Xhosa chiefdoms ⓘ
partOf	British colonial expansion in Southern Africa ⓘ history of South Africa ⓘ
primaryCause	frontier expansion ⓘ land disputes ⓘ political control ⓘ
relatedEvent	Great Cattle Killing of 1856–1857 ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ annexation of Xhosa lands ⓘ extension of British rule in Eastern Cape ⓘ
startTime	1779 ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Xhosa polities → involvedIn → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

Xhosa Wars → alsoKnownAs → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cape Frontier Wars

Xhosa Wars → alsoKnownAs → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kaffir Wars

Gcaleka polity → involvedIn → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Xhosa frontier conflicts

Frontier Wars → alsoKnownAs → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cape Frontier Wars

Frontier Wars → alsoKnownAs → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

Xhosa people → historicalConflict → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cape Frontier Wars

Khoikhoi–Dutch conflicts at the Cape → relatedTo → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cape frontier wars

Redvers Buller → conflict → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: 9th Xhosa War

Ncome Museum → relatedTo → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African frontier conflicts

Fort Beaufort → conflictInvolved → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cape Frontier Wars

Sixth Frontier War → partOf → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

Sixth Frontier War → alsoKnownAs → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sixth Xhosa War

Harry Smith → participatedIn → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

Harry Smith → conflict → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

Mfengu → historicalEvent → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cape Frontier Wars

Mfengu → associatedWith → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

eastern frontier of the Cape Colony → conflict → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cape Frontier Wars

eastern frontier of the Cape Colony → conflict → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

Seventh Frontier War → partOf → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cape Frontier Wars

Seventh Frontier War → alsoKnownAs → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seventh Xhosa War

Eighth Frontier War → partOf → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

Eighth Frontier War → opponent → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Xhosa forces

Eighth Frontier War → relatedTo → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cape Frontier Wars

Eighth Frontier War → relatedTo → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

Ninth Frontier War → partOf → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

Ninth Frontier War → hasOpposingForce → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Xhosa forces

Ninth Frontier War → alsoKnownAs → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ninth Xhosa War

Ninth Frontier War → alsoKnownAs → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fengu–Gcaleka War

Gcaleka Xhosa → historicalEventInvolvement → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

Xhosa cattle-killing movement → historicalContext → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frontier Wars between Xhosa and British

Laing's Nek → usedDuring → Xhosa Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Boer frontier conflicts