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Xhosa tribesmen attack British forces at Burn’s Hill in the Amatola, in the War of the Axe.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, April 5). Xhosa tribesmen attack British forces at Burn’s Hill in the Amatola, in the War of the Axe.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081639
South African History Online (2012) 'Xhosa tribesmen attack British forces at Burn’s Hill in the Amatola, in the War of the Axe.', South African History Online, 5 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081639 (Accessed: 6 November 2026).
South African History Online, Xhosa tribesmen attack British forces at Burn’s Hill in the Amatola, in the War of the Axe. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081639, (accessed 6 November 2026).
"Xhosa tribesmen attack British forces at Burn’s Hill in the Amatola, in the War of the Axe.." South African History Online, 5 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081639. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Xhosa tribesmen attack British forces at Burn’s Hill in the Amatola, in the War of the Axe.." South African History Online. April 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081639.
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