1818 in South Africa

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See also: 1817 in South Africa, other events of 1818, 1819 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

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[edit] Events

• Xhosas clash with the white settlers on the eastern frontier starting the 5th Cape Frontier War that only ends the following year
• Settlers move beyond the Orange River
• Beaufort West is founded
• 27 August - Cradock is founded

[edit] Births

• 16 May - Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg, the second president of the South African Republic, is born on the farm near Beaufort West in the Cape Colony

[edit] References

See Timeline of South African history for list of References