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Xhosa Wars
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Resistance fighters defend a stronghold in the forested Water Kloof during the Eighth Xhosa War in 1851. Xhosa, Kat River Khoi-khoi and some army deserters are depicted
Date 1779–1879
Location
Nowadays Eastern Cape, currently South Africa, Cape Colony frontier
Result Surrender by the Xhosas
Territorial
changes
Cape expansion to the east
Belligerents

Xhosa Kingdom

European settlers

The Xhosa Wars (also known as the Cape Frontier Wars, or Africa's 100 Years War were a series of nine wars or flare-ups (from 1779 to 1879) between the Xhosa Kingdom and European settlers in what is now the Eastern Cape in South Africa. These events were the longest-running military action in the history of African colonialism.

The reality of the conflicts between the Europeans and Xhosa involves a balance of tension. At times, tensions existed between the various Europeans in the Cape region, tensions between Empire administration and colonial governments, and tensions within the Xhosa Kingdom, e.g. chiefs rivalling each other, which usually led to Europeans taking advantage of the situation to meddle in Xhosa politics. A perfect example of this is the case of chief Ngqika and his uncle, chief Ndlambe.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Guerras Xhosa para niños

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