1846 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1846 in South Africa.
Events
[edit]- Xhosas clash with the white settlers on the Cape Colony's eastern frontier starting the 7th Cape Frontier War, this war was also known as the War of the Axe
- The Voortrekkers establish Bloemfontein
- Approximately 103 settlers start arriving in Port Elizabeth from war-torn Buenos Aires, Argentina
Births
[edit]- 26 March - Christoffel Cornelis Froneman, an Orange Free State commander and founder of the town Marquard, is born
- 28 June – Willem Eduard Bok, politician, (d. 1904)
References
[edit]See Years in South Africa for list of References
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