A large force of some 12 000 Western Xhosas, led by Makoma (Maqoma), the leader of the Gaika tribe, sweeps into the Cape Colony

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01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 5, p.58

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South African History Online. (2011, December 14). A large force of some 12 000 Western Xhosas, led by Makoma (Maqoma), the leader of the Gaika tribe, sweeps into the Cape Colony. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071453

South African History Online (2011) 'A large force of some 12 000 Western Xhosas, led by Makoma (Maqoma), the leader of the Gaika tribe, sweeps into the Cape Colony', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071453 (Accessed: 25 October 2026).

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"A large force of some 12 000 Western Xhosas, led by Makoma (Maqoma), the leader of the Gaika tribe, sweeps into the Cape Colony." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071453. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "A large force of some 12 000 Western Xhosas, led by Makoma (Maqoma), the leader of the Gaika tribe, sweeps into the Cape Colony." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071453.