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)
Date	22 April 1819
Location	Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa33°18′36″S 26°31′36″E
Result	British victory
Belligerents
British Empire	Xhosa people
Commanders and leaders
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Willshire	Makhanda
Strength
Approx. 350 British Army troops plus 130 KhoiKhoi	6,000+
Casualties and losses
3 British killed	c.1000 Xhosa killed

The Battle of Grahamstown took place on 22 April 1819, during the 5th Xhosa War, 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 Khoikhoi marksmen, from an attack by a large force of attacking Xhosa warriors.[1]

References

"The fifth Frontier War: Sangoma Makana attacks Grahamstown under the patronage of Xhosa Chief Ndlambe, and is defeated". South African History Online. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

External links

Photograph of Elizabeth Salt monument

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[1] "The fifth Frontier War: Sangoma Makana attacks Grahamstown under the patronage of Xhosa Chief Ndlambe, and is defeated". South African History Online. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.