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Episode 3 of 5

Governor's Response

When
6 January 1835
Where
Grahamstown, with news reaching Cape Town six days earlier
Part of
The Sixth Xhosa War breaks out in the Cape Colony

Sir Benjamin d'Urban mustered combined forces under Colonel Sir Harry Smith, who reached Grahamstown on 6 January 1835.

The British governor, Sir Benjamin d'Urban, mustered the combined forces under Colonel Sir Harry Smith. Smith reached Grahamstown on 6 January 1835, six days after news of the attack had reached Cape Town, beginning the colonial military response to the Xhosa incursion.

Sources

  1. Xhosa Wars Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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