Fourth Frontier War
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The Fourth Frontier War was an 1811–1812 conflict between the British Cape Colony and the Xhosa peoples along the eastern frontier, marked by British efforts to expel Xhosa communities from the Zuurveld region.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Frontier War
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Fourth Cape Frontier War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | fourth in the sequence of Cape Frontier Wars ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
British Cape Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xhosa peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial frontier conflict ⓘ |
| country | Cape Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1812 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fifth Frontier War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
British attempts to expel Xhosa communities from the Zuurveld
ⓘ
contested control of grazing lands in the Zuurveld ⓘ frontier tensions between settlers and Xhosa communities ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
displacement of Xhosa communities
ⓘ
intensification of British control on the eastern frontier ⓘ |
| location |
Zuurveld
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern frontier of the Cape Colony ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
British Cape Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xhosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
British imperial forces
ⓘ
Xhosa chiefdoms ⓘ |
| partOf |
British colonial expansion in southern Africa
ⓘ
Cape Frontier Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ history of South Africa ⓘ |
| precededBy | Third Frontier War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
expulsion of many Xhosa from the Zuurveld
ⓘ
extension of colonial control over the Zuurveld ⓘ |
| startTime | 1811 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
Napoleonic era ⓘ |
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