Battle of Grahamstown

Battle of Grahamstown
	Part of the Fifth Xhosa War
	; This painting depicts the nine Xhosa Wars between the Xhosa and European settlers (1779-1)
Date	22 April 1819
Location	Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa33°18′36″S 26°31′36″E / 33.31000°S 26.52667°E
Result	British victory
Belligerents
British Empire	Xhosa Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Willshire	Nxele Mdushane ka Ndlambe
Strength
Approx. 350 British Army troops plus 130 KhoiKhoi	6,000+
Casualties and losses
3 British killed	c.1,000 Xhosa killed

The Battle of Grahamstown took place on 22 April 1819, during the Fifth Xhosa War (1818-1819), at the frontier settlement of Grahamstown in what is now the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The confrontation involved the defence of the town by the British garrison, aided by a group of Khoekhoe marksmen, from an attack by a large force of attacking Xhosa warriors.^[1]

^ "The fifth Frontier War: Sangoma Makana attacks Grahamstown under the patronage of Xhosa Chief Ndlambe, and is defeated". South African History Online. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

[1] "The fifth Frontier War: Sangoma Makana attacks Grahamstown under the patronage of Xhosa Chief Ndlambe, and is defeated". South African History Online. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

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