Transkei War

Sixth Xhosa War
	Part of the Xhosa Wars
	; The Eastern Frontier, ca. 1835
Date	1834-1836
Location	South Africa
Result	British victory: Retreat of main Xhosa leaders; British annexation of the Keiskamma River area;
Belligerents
Xhosa peoples in Transkei	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Maqoma; Tyali	Sir Benjamin d'Urban ; Colonel Harry Smith
Casualties and losses
Unknown; 7,000 people of all races left homeless.	Total unknown; 40 farmers (Boers) were killed and 416 farmhouses were burnt down.; 5,700 horses, 115,000 head of cattle and 162,000 sheep were plundered by Xhosa tribes people.

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