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Hintsa, chief of the Xhosa, is shot, while allegedly trying to escape from the British forces at the start of the 6th frontier
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 5, p. 524.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, January 31). Hintsa, chief of the Xhosa, is shot, while allegedly trying to escape from the British forces at the start of the 6th frontier. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073696
South African History Online (2012) 'Hintsa, chief of the Xhosa, is shot, while allegedly trying to escape from the British forces at the start of the 6th frontier', South African History Online, 31 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073696 (Accessed: 4 August 2026).
South African History Online, Hintsa, chief of the Xhosa, is shot, while allegedly trying to escape from the British forces at the start of the 6th frontier [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073696, (accessed 4 August 2026).
"Hintsa, chief of the Xhosa, is shot, while allegedly trying to escape from the British forces at the start of the 6th frontier." South African History Online, 31 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073696. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Hintsa, chief of the Xhosa, is shot, while allegedly trying to escape from the British forces at the start of the 6th frontier." South African History Online. January 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073696.
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