Xhosa Cattle-Killing Movement (jan 1, 1856 – jan 1, 1857)
Description:
- Starts with a teenage girl- This is just like the Boxer Rebellion in China
- The Africans killed all their cattle because they thought that their ancestors would help them by pushing the invaders out
- Most people starved to death
- Tribal population drops from 105,000 to 27,000
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Date:
jan 1, 1856
jan 1, 1857
~ 12 months