Third Xhosa War

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this event you can find it here:All Statistics

Was a frontier war between the British Cape Colony and the Xhosa people.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

July 1799: In 1799, British military leader General Vandeleur and Dutch East India Company official Jacob Glen Cuyler reached Oudtshoorn. Fearing a Khoi uprising, the government made peace with the Xhosa people and permitted them to settle in the Zuurveld region.

July 1799: Commandos from Graaf-Reinet and Swellendam then started fighting in a string of clashes. Fearing general Khoi rising, the government made peace with the Xhosa and allowed them to stay in Zuurveld.