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Name: British counterattack (Eigth Xhosa War)

Type: Event

Start: 1851 AD

End: 1853 AD

Parent: Eigth Xhosa War

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Was a British military action during the Eigth Xhosa War.

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  • January 1851: The British expelled the remainder of Hermanus' rebel forces (now under the command of Willem Uithaalder) from Fort Armstrong and drove them west toward the Amatola Mountains.
  • February 1852: Insurgents led by Maqoma established themselves in the forested Waterkloof. Only Waterkloof remains in Xhosa hands.
  • March 1853: In February 1853, Sandile and the other Xhosa chiefs surrendered to the British.
  • January 1851: Xhosa forces were repulsed in separate attacks on Fort White and Fort Hare.

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