22 . On 30 January 1846, Col. John Hare, a British colonial official, met
the Xhosa chief Sandile in Xhosa territory, 110 miles northeast of Port
Elizabeth. SandiIe had three thousand armed followers; Hare deployed
three British regiments and the Cape Mounted Rifles. The negotiations
were not a success. War between the British and the Xhosa, waged
intermittently since I8n,
broke out again two months later.
21. Grahamstown
(founded 1812) and Kingwilliamstown (1847) were
bases for military operations against the Xhosa. Frederick I'Ons captured
the spirit of the campfollowers in this lively painting.
[To view this image, refer to  
the print version of this title.] 
 
 
 
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the print version of this title.]