Thomas Willshire
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General Sir Thomas Willshire, 1st Baronet, was a British Army officer.
Order of the Dooranee Empire received by Thomas Willshire
Makhanda (prophet)
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Makhanda, also spelled Makana and also known as Nxele, was a Xhosa indigenous doctor. He served as a top advisor to Chief Ndlambe. During the Xhosa Wars, on 22 April 1819, he initiated an abortive ass
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…commandant of British Kaffraria. A quarrel between the chiefs, in which the British authorities intervened, led to a well-planned attack on Grahamstown by Mokana with six thousand Kaffirs on 22 April. The attack was repulsed by a company of the 38th and 240 local troops and Mokana forced to surrender, after which…
Image of Chief Makhanda. Date of photo: May 16, 2016. Content provider: Thembani Onceya.