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25% of the White population in the Cape die of smallpox. Hardest hit are the indigenous Khoisan people.
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, March 12). 25% of the White population in the Cape die of smallpox. Hardest hit are the indigenous Khoisan people. . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076854
South African History Online (2012) '25% of the White population in the Cape die of smallpox. Hardest hit are the indigenous Khoisan people. ', South African History Online, 12 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076854 (Accessed: 5 August 2026).
South African History Online, 25% of the White population in the Cape die of smallpox. Hardest hit are the indigenous Khoisan people. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076854, (accessed 5 August 2026).
"25% of the White population in the Cape die of smallpox. Hardest hit are the indigenous Khoisan people. ." South African History Online, 12 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076854. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "25% of the White population in the Cape die of smallpox. Hardest hit are the indigenous Khoisan people. ." South African History Online. March 12, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076854.
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Mooivallei, Dairy Farm
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Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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