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Herero Revolt: Gobabis is besieged. A German company from Outjo is ambushed at Okanjande near present-day Otjiwarongo.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, January 16). Herero Revolt: Gobabis is besieged. A German company from Outjo is ambushed at Okanjande near present-day Otjiwarongo.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072419
South African History Online (2012) 'Herero Revolt: Gobabis is besieged. A German company from Outjo is ambushed at Okanjande near present-day Otjiwarongo.', South African History Online, 16 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072419 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
South African History Online, Herero Revolt: Gobabis is besieged. A German company from Outjo is ambushed at Okanjande near present-day Otjiwarongo. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072419, (accessed 12 October 2026).
"Herero Revolt: Gobabis is besieged. A German company from Outjo is ambushed at Okanjande near present-day Otjiwarongo.." South African History Online, 16 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072419. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Herero Revolt: Gobabis is besieged. A German company from Outjo is ambushed at Okanjande near present-day Otjiwarongo.." South African History Online. January 16, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072419.
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