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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