Several hundred mounted Herero invade Okahandja in the then German South-West Africa, setting fire to buildings and killing 123

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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: 26 September 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 26 September 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 26 Sept. 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.