1809 in South Africa

	1809 in South Africa
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List of years in South Africa

Events

• The Governor of the Cape, Earl of Caledon, declares that the Hottentots had to have a fixed residence and could not migrate between regions without written authority.
• Gola's Xhosa community settles at Pramberg
• An severe drought occurs in 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

Births

• 3 October - Robert Gray, the first Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Cape Town, is born in Bishopwearmouth, England

References

• See Years in South Africa for list of References