1809 in South Africa

none thumb | right | alt=See caption | An 1809 map of Cape Colony in South Africa April 2022 1809 August 2026 __NOTOC__ The following lists events that happened during 1809 in South Africa. Events The governor of the Cape, the Earl of Caledon, declares that the Khoikhoi had to have a fixed residence and could not migrate between regions without written authority (Hottentot Proclamation). Gola's Xhosa community settles at Pramberg. A severe drought occurs in the 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.Kingsley W. J. Chapter III. Position in Cape Colony, 1806-1840 Journal of the South African Veterinary Association January 1935 6 2 101107 https://journals.co.za/doi/epdf/10.10520/AJA00382809_1812http://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/conquest-eastern-cape-1779-1878 Conquest of the Eastern Cape 1779-1878 sahistory.org.za 2016-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20161216182549/http://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/conquest-eastern-cape-1779-1878 2016-12-16 dead Dingiswayo (formerly Gogongwana) takes chieftainship from his brother, proclaims himself Chief of the AmaMthethwa, and rules autocratically.General South African History Timeline: 1800s South African History Online https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/general-south-african-history-timeline-1800s 2025-02-17 www.sahistory.org.za Deaths Jobe of the AmaMthethwa. References See Years in South Africa for list of References 1809 in collapsed