Fengu auxiliaries

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auxiliary military unit colonial auxiliary force indigenous military formation

The Fengu auxiliaries were indigenous African troops from the Fengu people who served as allied military units to the British colonial forces during the frontier conflicts in 19th-century South Africa.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	auxiliary military unit ⓘ colonial auxiliary force ⓘ indigenous military formation ⓘ
activeDuring	Cape Frontier Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ frontier conflicts in South Africa ⓘ
allegiance	British colonial forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
alliedWith	British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial authorities of the Cape Colony ⓘ
associatedWith	British colonial rule in southern Africa ⓘ Fengu people in the Cape Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Cape Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Fengu people NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalContext	British expansion on the eastern frontier of the Cape Colony ⓘ
language	Fengu language ⓘ
location	South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryBranch	irregular infantry ⓘ
notableFor	participation in colonial frontier warfare ⓘ service as indigenous allies of British forces ⓘ
opposedTo	Xhosa polities in frontier wars ⓘ
partOf	colonial frontier defence system ⓘ
recruitment	recruited from Fengu communities ⓘ
religion	predominantly Christian ⓘ
role	light infantry operations ⓘ raiding and reconnaissance ⓘ scouting ⓘ support to regular British troops ⓘ
socialBackground	Fengu communities of the eastern Cape region ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ
typeOf	indigenous auxiliary troops ⓘ
usedBy	British colonial military commanders ⓘ

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Ninth Frontier War → hasParticipant → Fengu auxiliaries ⓘ