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Why Did The British Attack On South African Americans

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As the British settled in South Africa, they began to expand their territory further North. At first, they took over Boer claimed land, however, they were aimed at taking over land from the Xhosa people (Mads). Cradock, the governor of the territory in 1811, ordered lieutenant John Graham to expel the native Xhosa’s out of their land. Once done, crops were destroyed, cattle was stolen, and several Xhosa people were shot. A few months later, Benjamin D’Urban, the British General, led a successful attack against the Xhosa tribe. They pushed their people out by the Kei river, way far from where they originally resided at. The remaining land was used by the settlers. These attacks towards the Xhosa people were justified since the British considered
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