The Xhosa Wars (also known as the Cape Frontier Wars or the Kaffir Wars) were a series of nine wars (from 1779 to 1879) between the Xhosa Kingdom and... 69 KB (8,826 words) - 07:48, 1 May 2024 |
Xhosa (/ˈkɔːsə/ KAW-sə, /ˈkoʊsə/ KOH-sə; Xhosa pronunciation: [kǁʰóːsa]), formerly spelled Xosa and also known by its local name isiXhosa, is a Nguni... 38 KB (2,846 words) - 16:55, 30 April 2024 |
The Xhosa people, or Xhosa-speaking people (/ˈkɔːsə/ KAW-sə, /ˈkoʊsə/ KOH-sə; Xhosa pronunciation: [kǁʰɔ́ːsa] ) are a Bantu ethnic group native to South... 47 KB (5,721 words) - 02:10, 28 April 2024 |
Maqoma (category Xhosa people) September 1873) was a Xhosa chief and a commander of the Xhosa forces during the Cape Frontier Wars. Born in the Right Hand House of the Xhosa Kingdom, he was... 15 KB (1,668 words) - 21:48, 30 April 2024 |
For a list of wars before the Acts of Union 1707 please see List of wars involving England & List of wars involving Scotland. To see wars that have been... 112 KB (2,832 words) - 18:19, 4 May 2024 |
provides a list of wars occurring between 1800 and 1899. Conflicts of this era include the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, the American Civil War in North America... 137 KB (1,154 words) - 19:16, 27 April 2024 |
Battle of Grahamstown (category Xhosa) The Battle of Grahamstown took place on 22 April 1819, during the Fifth Xhosa War (1818-1819), at the frontier settlement of Grahamstown in what is now... 5 KB (413 words) - 12:05, 3 February 2024 |
The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North America. It began when the United States... 223 KB (27,908 words) - 11:31, 2 May 2024 |