The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1963 - Great Britain |
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... border . The Xhosa vanguard of the Bantu had been living for a consider- able time in the vicinity of the Kei River ; but on the death in 1775 of their great chief , Palo , the tenth of his line , succession troubles split the tribe ...
... border . The Xhosa vanguard of the Bantu had been living for a consider- able time in the vicinity of the Kei River ; but on the death in 1775 of their great chief , Palo , the tenth of his line , succession troubles split the tribe ...
Page 163
... border commandant , Adriaan van Jaarsveld . Disturbing reports regarding the Xhosas began to reach Cape Town at this time . Rarabe had died in 1781 , leaving an infant grand- son , Gaika , to succeed him . During Gaika's minority his ...
... border commandant , Adriaan van Jaarsveld . Disturbing reports regarding the Xhosas began to reach Cape Town at this time . Rarabe had died in 1781 , leaving an infant grand- son , Gaika , to succeed him . During Gaika's minority his ...
Page 336
... border of Natal to re- cover missing cattle . The commando ran amok , carried off cattle and child apprentices , and thereby drove a neighbouring Pondo Chief , Faku , and the Rev Thomas Jenkins , his Wesleyan missionary , to appeal to ...
... border of Natal to re- cover missing cattle . The commando ran amok , carried off cattle and child apprentices , and thereby drove a neighbouring Pondo Chief , Faku , and the Rev Thomas Jenkins , his Wesleyan missionary , to appeal to ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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