Khoikhoi–Dutch conflicts at the Cape

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colonial war frontier conflict series of conflicts

The Khoikhoi–Dutch conflicts at the Cape were a series of 17th- and 18th-century wars and skirmishes between Indigenous Khoikhoi pastoralists and Dutch colonists over land, cattle, and control of trade in the Cape region of southern Africa.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
First Khoikhoi–Dutch War	1
Second Khoikhoi–Dutch War	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial war ⓘ frontier conflict ⓘ series of conflicts ⓘ
chronologyNote	began soon after establishment of Dutch settlement in 1652 ⓘ
conflictBetween	Dutch East India Company ⓘ Dutch colonists ⓘ Khoikhoi ⓘ
endTime	18th century ⓘ
hasCause	competition over cattle ⓘ competition over land ⓘ control of trade ⓘ dispossession of Khoikhoi grazing lands ⓘ disruption of Khoikhoi trade networks ⓘ expansion of Dutch settlement ⓘ
hasEffect	demographic decline of Khoikhoi communities ⓘ entrenchment of colonial land ownership patterns ⓘ militarization of the Cape frontier ⓘ
hasPart	Khoikhoi–Dutch conflicts at the Cape self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: First Khoikhoi–Dutch War Khoikhoi–Dutch conflicts at the Cape self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Second Khoikhoi–Dutch War later Khoikhoi–Dutch skirmishes ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early colonial period in southern Africa ⓘ
location	Cape of Good Hope ⓘ Cape region of southern Africa ⓘ Cape Colony ⓘ surface form: Dutch Cape Colony
mainParticipants	Dutch settlers ⓘ Indigenous Khoikhoi pastoralists ⓘ VOC officials ⓘ
motivationOfSide	Dutch desire to control cattle trade ⓘ Dutch desire to secure food supplies for passing ships ⓘ Khoikhoi defense of grazing lands ⓘ
opponent	Cochoqua ⓘ Goringhaicona ⓘ Goringhaiqua ⓘ Gorinhaiqua ⓘ
partOf	history of South Africa ⓘ history of the Cape Colony ⓘ
relatedTo	Xhosa Wars ⓘ surface form: Cape frontier wars Cape Colony ⓘ surface form: Dutch Cape Colony Dutch East India Company ⓘ Khoikhoi ⓘ
result	Dutch consolidation of control at the Cape ⓘ Dutch dominance of regional trade ⓘ Khoikhoi land dispossession ⓘ expansion of Dutch-controlled grazing land ⓘ integration of Khoikhoi into colonial labor systems ⓘ loss of Khoikhoi autonomy ⓘ
startTime	17th century ⓘ
usedFor	securing Dutch refreshment station at the Cape ⓘ

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Khoikhoi–Dutch conflicts at the Cape → hasPart → Khoikhoi–Dutch conflicts at the Cape self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Khoikhoi–Dutch War

Khoikhoi–Dutch conflicts at the Cape → hasPart → Khoikhoi–Dutch conflicts at the Cape self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Khoikhoi–Dutch War

Khoikhoi → notableHistoricalEvent → Khoikhoi–Dutch conflicts at the Cape ⓘ