XIXᵉ siècle – XIXᵉ siècle
Fransfontein and Windhoek, Namibia
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The Swartboois resistance emerged amid rinderpest-related tensions, succession disputes, and German intervention in local politics. In 1897, David Swartbooi and allied groups left for the veld and conducted raids on settlers’ cattle. A German campaign defeated them by March 1898, after which many captives were imprisoned in Windhoek, forced into labour, or subjected to harsh punishment.
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The rinderpest crisis helped provoke unrest among the Swartboois at Fransfontein and among other groups in north-western Namibia. The conflict also reflected German intervention in the succession following the death of Cornelius Swartbooi in 1894. Resistance ebbed and flowed through 1897, combining opposition to colonial control with struggles over leadership and political survival.
At the end of 1897, a large group led by David Swartbooi left for the veld. They were joined by disaffected Topnaar under Jan Uichamab and by a smaller western Herero group under the omuhona Kambatta. The German authorities treated the situation as an opportunity to acquire de facto possession of Swartbooi land for the Kaoko Land- und Eisenbahn Gesellschaft, a major concession company.
A military campaign followed, with Samuel Maharero and Hendrik Witbooi each contributing one hundred men. By March 1898 the Swartboois had been defeated and taken to Windhoek. Approximately 150 men and 400 women and children were imprisoned, while other captives faced fines, forced labour and continued confinement. The pages present this defeat as the destruction of the Swartboois as a cohesive political force.
XIXᵉ siècle – XIXᵉ siècle
Fransfontein and Windhoek, Namibia
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Swartboois resistance emerged amid rinderpest-related tensions, succession disputes, and German intervention in local politics. In 1897, David Swartbooi and allied groups left for the veld and conducted raids on settlers’ cattle. A German campaign defeated them by March 1898, after which many captives were imprisoned in Windhoek, forced into labour, or subjected to harsh punishment.
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Le récit
The rinderpest crisis helped provoke unrest among the Swartboois at Fransfontein and among other groups in north-western Namibia. The conflict also reflected German intervention in the succession following the death of Cornelius Swartbooi in 1894. Resistance ebbed and flowed through 1897, combining opposition to colonial control with struggles over leadership and political survival.
At the end of 1897, a large group led by David Swartbooi left for the veld. They were joined by disaffected Topnaar under Jan Uichamab and by a smaller western Herero group under the omuhona Kambatta. The German authorities treated the situation as an opportunity to acquire de facto possession of Swartbooi land for the Kaoko Land- und Eisenbahn Gesellschaft, a major concession company.
A military campaign followed, with Samuel Maharero and Hendrik Witbooi each contributing one hundred men. By March 1898 the Swartboois had been defeated and taken to Windhoek. Approximately 150 men and 400 women and children were imprisoned, while other captives faced fines, forced labour and continued confinement. The pages present this defeat as the destruction of the Swartboois as a cohesive political force.
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