Xhosa Nation & Culture

From 1779 to 1879, the Xhosa Wars shaped the history of South Africa in one of the longest resistance struggles against colonial expansion in Africa. What Intouch on: * Why the Xhosa Wars started * Land disputes along the Great Fish River * The expansion of the Cape Colony * Key historical figures like Makhanda (Nxele), King Hintsa kaKhawuta, King Sandile kaNgqika, and the prophetess Nongqawuse * The devastating Cattle-Killing Movement of 1856–1857 * How nine frontier wars led to the fall of Xho