Battle of Grahamstown

Battle of Grahamstown
Part of the Fifth Xhosa War

This painting depicts the nine Xhosa Wars between the Xhosa and European settlers (1779-1)
Date22 April 1819
Location
Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa
33°18′36″S 26°31′36″E / 33.31000°S 26.52667°E / -33.31000; 26.52667
Result British victory
Belligerents
British Empire Xhosa Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Willshire

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Mdushane ka Ndlambe
Strength
Approx. 350 British Army troops plus 130 KhoiKhoi 6,000+
Casualties and losses
3 British killed c. 1,000 Xhosa killed

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 the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The confrontation involved the defence of the town by the British garrison, aided by a group of Khoekhoe marksmen, from an attack by a large force of attacking Xhosa warriors.

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