1809 in South Africa

	1809 in South Africa
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List of years in South Africa

Events

The Governor of the Cape, Earl of Caledon, declares that the Hottentots had to have a fixed residence and could not migrate between regions without written authority.
Gola's Xhosa community settles at Pramberg
An severe drought occurs in eastern frontier area
More Xhosa clans push westward into the neutral zone between the Sundays and the Great Fish Rivers. The British send in seasoned troops ^[1]^[2]

Births

3 October - Robert Gray, the first Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Cape Town, is born in Bishopwearmouth, England

References

See Years in South Africa for list of References

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