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The siege of Makapan’s Cave takes place, after warriors of the Ndebele chief Makapan (Makôpane) murdered twenty-three White me
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- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7, p. 124
- 02Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 03Kruger, S.J.P. (1902). The Memoirs of Paul Kruger: Four Times President of the South Africa-Republic, told by himself, ed. by Schowalter, London: Unwin.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 28). The siege of Makapan’s Cave takes place, after warriors of the Ndebele chief Makapan (Makôpane) murdered twenty-three White me. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092837
South African History Online (2012) 'The siege of Makapan’s Cave takes place, after warriors of the Ndebele chief Makapan (Makôpane) murdered twenty-three White me', South African History Online, 28 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092837 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).
South African History Online, The siege of Makapan’s Cave takes place, after warriors of the Ndebele chief Makapan (Makôpane) murdered twenty-three White me [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092837, (accessed 9 August 2026).
"The siege of Makapan’s Cave takes place, after warriors of the Ndebele chief Makapan (Makôpane) murdered twenty-three White me." South African History Online, 28 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092837. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The siege of Makapan’s Cave takes place, after warriors of the Ndebele chief Makapan (Makôpane) murdered twenty-three White me." South African History Online. August 28, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092837.
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