Episode 5 of 5

End of Hostilities and Disannexment

When
December 1836
Where
Cape Colony border administration
Part of
The Sixth Xhosa War breaks out in the Cape Colony

Hostilities died down on 17 September 1836 after nine months; Queen Adelaide Province was disannexed in December 1836.

Hostilities finally died down on 17 September 1836, after having continued for nine months; the sources do not tie this nine-month span to a specific starting month. The province was disannexed in December 1836, the Cape's border was re-established at the Keiskamma River, and new treaties were made with the chiefs responsible for order beyond the Fish River.

Sources

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

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