The 1834–35 Sixth Frontier War and the Xhosa Cattle-Killing
The Story of South Africa: Empire, Apartheid, and Transformation — Fexingo HistoryPlay episode
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In this episode of The Story of South Africa, Lucas and Luna explore the Sixth Frontier War (1834–1835) on the Eastern Cape, a conflict that reshaped relations between the Cape Colony and the Xhosa people. They focus on the figure of the Xhosa prophet Mlanjeni, whose visions and prophecies in the 1850s led to the devastating cattle-killing movement, a spiritual crisis that decimated Xhosa society and opened the door to colonial expansion. Along the way, they discuss the roles of Governor Sir Benjamin D'Urban, the Kat River Settlement, the amaXhosa chiefs Maqoma and Hintsa, and the controversial killing of Hintsa by British forces. The episode unpacks how frontier warfare, land dispossession, and spiritual despair drove the Xhosa to a millenarian response that still haunts South African memory. #SixthFrontierWar #XhosaCattleKilling #Mlanjeni #Hintsa #Maqoma #SirBenjaminDUrban #KatRiverSettlement #EasternCape #CapeColony #FrontierWars #Xhosa #Prophets #Millenarianism #SouthAfricanHistory #Colonialism #1835 #1856 #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
