A great gathering of Xhosa chiefs occurs in King Williams Town, where Cape Governor Sir Harry Smith explains his Eastern Frontier policy

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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01Kruger, D.W. (ed)(1972). Dictionary of South African Biography, Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council, v. 3, p. 685.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). A great gathering of Xhosa chiefs occurs in King Williams Town, where Cape Governor Sir Harry Smith explains his Eastern Frontier policy. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010973

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"A great gathering of Xhosa chiefs occurs in King Williams Town, where Cape Governor Sir Harry Smith explains his Eastern Frontier policy." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010973. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "A great gathering of Xhosa chiefs occurs in King Williams Town, where Cape Governor Sir Harry Smith explains his Eastern Frontier policy." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010973.