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Several hundred mounted Herero invade Okahandja in the then German South-West Africa, setting fire to buildings and killing 123
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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, January 6). Several hundred mounted Herero invade Okahandja in the then German South-West Africa, setting fire to buildings and killing 123. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071862
South African History Online (2012) 'Several hundred mounted Herero invade Okahandja in the then German South-West Africa, setting fire to buildings and killing 123', South African History Online, 6 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071862 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, Several hundred mounted Herero invade Okahandja in the then German South-West Africa, setting fire to buildings and killing 123 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071862, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"Several hundred mounted Herero invade Okahandja in the then German South-West Africa, setting fire to buildings and killing 123." South African History Online, 6 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071862. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Several hundred mounted Herero invade Okahandja in the then German South-West Africa, setting fire to buildings and killing 123." South African History Online. January 6, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071862.
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