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… the missionary John Campbell, they came up with the name Griqua. They established a basic system of government based … called Klaarwater, later known as Griquatown. The Griqua communities were constantly bedevilled with internal … independence. The missionaries wanted to Christianise the Griqua which would basically transform them into a settled …

… The Griqua people’s history is not directly intertwined with that … the missionary John Campbell, they came up with the name Griqua. They established a basic system of government based … called Klaarwater, later known as Griquatown. The Griqua communities were constantly bedevilled with internal …

… also hunted elephants and traded their tusks. The Kora and Griqua were groups of people of mixed descent and runaway … also traded pack oxen, which they got from the Cape. The Griqua The Griqua were a group of people of Khoikhoi, slave and European …

… "Basters" by the colonial authorities but name themselves Griqua , a name which has its possible origins in an old … codifies the Cape Slave Trade Law Cape Colony: The Griqua at Klaarwater create the beginnings of a political … Missionary Society play a significant role in forming the Griqua state. With the arrival of the authoritarian …

… sent them a diplomatic gift of cattle. Kora and the Griqua bandits also raided the Kingdom, but were ambushed by the Basotho, who seized their guns and horses. More Griqua, Kora and Rolong, in the company of Wesleyan …

… posed by armed Khoe (Korana) and groups of mixed ancestry (Griqua). According to one interpretation, the city takes its name from Jan Bloem II, the leader of a Griqua group. In about 1823, the missionary Rev Burchell hired armed Griqua to protect BaThlaping living at Dithakong, about 300 …

… unsuccessful. 1831 A force of around 300 mounted Kora and Griqua and several Tswana plan to completely conquer the … the missionaries lead a mixed group of Rolong, a number of Griqua and a Kora community to settle at Thaba Nchu on the … and the Ndebele are once again under attack from his Kora-Griqua antagonists supported by the Hurutshe. 1835 A …

… Zimbabwe . Southern interior: role of Boer, Kora and Griqua raiders The Boer raiders were frontier farmers who … raided the Ndebele kingdom where they captured cattle. The Griqua , herders of Khoi and mixed descent, occupied … Namaqualand  and areas near the Gariep River. Some of the Griqua raided settler farms areas in the interior throughout …

… In the 1830s the Ndebele king made enemies of the Griqua and Rolong peoples through constant raids into their … in October 1836. The Voortrekker forces (including the Griqua and Rolong) retaliated three months later and defeated …

… instead of Bastard (Khoikhoi), and the place called Griqua-town, instead of Klaar Water". Two months later, in … with a conical roof, a door, and one window. The same Griqua who inhabited the round-house was also building a … he meant to use the round-house as a store. Three Griqua women, dressed in the European fashion, were sewing …

… by the Taung who had forged an alliance with the Kora and Griqua. They were unsuccessful and the Kora were driven to … In 1831 a force of around 300 mounted Kora and Griqua and several Tswana attacked the Ndebele and were … but also killed a large number of their force. The Kora-Griqua force may have been weakened, but they continued to …

… in turn, were ousted from the region by a coalition of Griqua, Tswana and Voortrekkers in 1837. During the Difaqane … Mzilikazi was ousted from the region by a coalition of Griqua, Tswana and Voortrekkers in 1837. The BaFokeng The …

… various sub-groups, including Cape Coloured, Cape Malay, Griqua, Nama, and ‘other Coloured’. The Khoisan community was … descent, for example, often classified themselves as Griqua, whilst those with a stronger slave heritage tended to … leadership, but also of eighteen clans, including Namaqua, Griqua and Hassequa. Furthermore, demands have been made to …

… captured after years of waging war on white settlers. 1834 Griqua, Kora and Rolong forces, in the company of Wesleyan …

… Afrikanders led by Jacobus Afrikander, and a number of Griqua rebels under Gamka Pienaar. The Korana 'raider' groups …

… Chopi from the south of that country. The Tswana and the Griqua, forced off the diamondiferous lands, first resist …

… Kimberly. After the discovery of diamonds in the OFS the Griqua Chief Nicolas Waterboer claimed that the area between … slaves. Other mixed groups in the area included the Griqua, the San, the  Khoikhoi   and  BaSotho . Parts of this …

… Afrikanders led by Jacobus Afrikander, and a number of Griqua rebels under Gamka Pienaar. The Korana 'raider' groups …

… as it did seven categories, i.e. Cape Coloured, Malay, Griqua, Indian, Chinese, other Asiatic and ‘other Coloured’, …

… Smith's consent, Varden sent an army of British troops, Griqua, Kora, Rolong and a small number of Boers to attack …

… Smith's consent, Varden sent an army of British troops, Griqua, Kora, Rolong and a small number of Boers to attack …

… in the Cape Colony . He argued that slave raiding by Griqua , Kora , and other groups armed with European weapons … defended his people against attacks from the Ndebele, Griqua, Boers, and later British forces. Unlike many other …

… of the Khoikhoi population of Campbell: "They now live at Griqua Town and Campbell's Dorp. They have given up their … and mat huts. This place was purchased by Waterboer from a Griqua Chief; this purchase of landed property was the first … of this place; its present inhabitants are connected with Griqua Town; they grow their corn here, being able to …

… and in January 1837, with the help of a small force of Griqua, Kora, Rolong and Tlokwa, they captured Mzilikazi 's …

… the Basotho. King Moshoeshoe Image source Secondly the Griqua, who lived further west of the Basotho kingdom, wanted …

… tribal territory, but has for 115 years been an area of Griqua, coloured and white settlement. The area is …