1815 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1815 in South Africa.
Events
[edit]- Shaka becomes king of the Zulus
- Colonial army crushes Slachter's Nek Rebellion.[1]
- Gov. Lord Somerset forces Ngqika into alliance to prevent cattle raiding.
- 30 May - The Arniston, a British troop transport East Indiaman, is wrecked at Waenhuiskrans near Cape Agulhas while returning from the British campaigns in Ceylon
Births
[edit]- 12 March - Cornelis Moll, founder of the first Natal newspaper De Natalier, is born as the 24th child in Cape Town
Deaths
[edit]- 29 December - Saartjie Baartman, the "Hottentot Venus", dies in Paris.
References
[edit]See Years in South Africa for list of References
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- ^ "General South African History Timeline: 1800s | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 18 February 2025.