Xhosa Wars
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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.
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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Xhosa Wars Context triple: [Xhosa polities, involvedIn, Xhosa Wars]
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Boer Wars
The Boer Wars were two late 19th- and early 20th-century conflicts in South Africa between the British Empire and the Boer republics, pivotal in shaping modern South African history and British imperial policy.
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Battle of Blood River
The Battle of Blood River was a decisive 1838 clash in which Voortrekker forces defeated the Zulu Kingdom in present-day South Africa, significantly shaping the region’s colonial and Afrikaner nationalist history.
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C.
South-West Africa Campaign
The South-West Africa Campaign was a World War I military operation in which South African forces invaded and defeated German colonial rule in present-day Namibia.
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Battle of Isandlwana (near its borders, involving colonial forces)
The Battle of Isandlwana was a major 1879 engagement of the Anglo-Zulu War in which Zulu forces inflicted a devastating defeat on British colonial troops in southern Africa.
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E.
Siege of Ladysmith
The Siege of Ladysmith was a major engagement of the Second Boer War (1899–1902) in which British forces were encircled and besieged by Boer commandos in the town of Ladysmith in present-day South Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Xhosa Wars Target entity description: 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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A.
Boer Wars
The Boer Wars were two late 19th- and early 20th-century conflicts in South Africa between the British Empire and the Boer republics, pivotal in shaping modern South African history and British imperial policy.
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B.
Battle of Blood River
The Battle of Blood River was a decisive 1838 clash in which Voortrekker forces defeated the Zulu Kingdom in present-day South Africa, significantly shaping the region’s colonial and Afrikaner nationalist history.
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C.
South-West Africa Campaign
The South-West Africa Campaign was a World War I military operation in which South African forces invaded and defeated German colonial rule in present-day Namibia.
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D.
Battle of Isandlwana (near its borders, involving colonial forces)
The Battle of Isandlwana was a major 1879 engagement of the Anglo-Zulu War in which Zulu forces inflicted a devastating defeat on British colonial troops in southern Africa.
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E.
Siege of Ladysmith
The Siege of Ladysmith was a major engagement of the Second Boer War (1899–1902) in which British forces were encircled and besieged by Boer commandos in the town of Ladysmith in present-day South Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frontier conflict
ⓘ
series of wars ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Xhosa Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Frontier Wars
Xhosa Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Kaffir Wars
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| conflictType | colonial war ⓘ |
| endTime | 1879 ⓘ |
| firstWarEnd | 1781 ⓘ |
| firstWarStart | 1779 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
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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
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land disputes ⓘ political control ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Great Cattle Killing of 1856–1857 ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
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annexation of Xhosa lands ⓘ extension of British rule in Eastern Cape ⓘ |
| startTime | 1779 ⓘ |
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Subject: Xhosa Wars Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (34)
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