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Lung Sickness Spread
- When
- 1854
- Where
- Xhosa cattle herds
Lung sickness spread through Xhosa cattle in 1854, preceding the movement.
In 1854, lung sickness disease spread through the cattle of the Xhosa. Historians view the subsequent movement as a millenarian response directly to this disease and social stress.
Sources
- History of the Cape Colony from 1806 to 1870 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-09
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