1809 in South Africa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1809
in
South Africa

Decades:
  • 1780s
  • 1790s
  • 1800s
  • 1810s
  • 1820s
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1809 in South Africa.

Events[]

  • The governor of the Cape, Earl of Caledon, declares that the Khoikhoi had to have a fixed residence and could not migrate between regions without written authority (Hottentot Proclamation).
  • Gola's Xhosa community settles at Pramberg.
  • A severe drought occurs in the eastern frontier area.
  • More Xhosa clans push westward into the neutral zone between the Sundays and the Great Fish Rivers. The British send in seasoned troops.[1][2]

Births[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://reference.sabinet.co.za/webx/access/journal_archive/00382809/1813.pdf
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2016-01-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • See Years in South Africa for list of References
Retrieved from ""