XVIIIᵉ siècle
South of the Gariep (Orange) River
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The Gariep frontier war of 1739 was a conflict between Cape-associated traders and Khoekhoe and San communities south of the Orange River. It followed a 1738 trading expedition whose attack on the homestead of the chief Gal caused killings, cattle seizure, and wider unrest. The conflict ended in a severe defeat for Khoekhoe and San forces and formed part of the Cape Colony’s expansion beyond the Gariep.
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Le récit
In 1738, a trading expedition of Boers and their Khoekhoe and San servants crossed the Gariep from the Cape Colony into Great Namaqualand. The expedition ended with a surprise attack on the homestead of a chief or kaptein named Gal. Seven people were killed and more than a thousand cattle were taken, turning a commercial journey into a major frontier confrontation.
Gal’s son, Captain Gaaren, travelled to Cape Town to complain about the attack. The incident intensified unrest among communities south of the Gariep and contributed to open warfare in 1739. The conflict illustrates how trade, livestock seizure, and colonial expansion were closely connected on the Cape frontier.
The war ended in a crushing defeat for Khoekhoe and San forces. Its consequences formed part of the wider process by which Cape expansion deprived indigenous communities of land, herds, hunting grounds, and political independence south of the Orange River.
XVIIIᵉ siècle
South of the Gariep (Orange) River
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Gariep frontier war of 1739 was a conflict between Cape-associated traders and Khoekhoe and San communities south of the Orange River. It followed a 1738 trading expedition whose attack on the homestead of the chief Gal caused killings, cattle seizure, and wider unrest. The conflict ended in a severe defeat for Khoekhoe and San forces and formed part of the Cape Colony’s expansion beyond the Gariep.
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Le récit
In 1738, a trading expedition of Boers and their Khoekhoe and San servants crossed the Gariep from the Cape Colony into Great Namaqualand. The expedition ended with a surprise attack on the homestead of a chief or kaptein named Gal. Seven people were killed and more than a thousand cattle were taken, turning a commercial journey into a major frontier confrontation.
Gal’s son, Captain Gaaren, travelled to Cape Town to complain about the attack. The incident intensified unrest among communities south of the Gariep and contributed to open warfare in 1739. The conflict illustrates how trade, livestock seizure, and colonial expansion were closely connected on the Cape frontier.
The war ended in a crushing defeat for Khoekhoe and San forces. Its consequences formed part of the wider process by which Cape expansion deprived indigenous communities of land, herds, hunting grounds, and political independence south of the Orange River.
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