1812 in South Africa
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Events
- The settlement of Cradock is established
- The settlement of Grahamstown is founded
- The British troops stationed at the Cape along with settler militia drove the Xhosa from the Zuurveld, a district between the Sundays and the Great Fish Rivers, once again and thereby ending the 4th Cape Frontier War.[1]
- Cape Colony's Apprentice Ordinance allows white farmers to apprentice children of laborers for 10 years, starting at age 8.[2]
