1842 in South Africa

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The following lists events that happened during 1842 in South Africa.

Events

Source:

• War breaks out between the British and the Boers in Natal in the Battle of Congella.
• The Waterloo is wrecked in Table Bay with great loss of life.
• Cape Governor George Napier issues a proclamation against Boer incursions into Basotho and Griqua territories after appeals from Adam Kok III and Dr. John Philip.
• A severe drought in the Eastern Cape Colony leads to cattle theft by settlers and AmaXhosa, weakening the Stockenström's 1836 treaty system.

References

See Years in South Africa for list of References