Another war with the Xhosa, known as the War of the Axe, broke out in 1846, when a Khoikhoi escort that had been manacled to a Xhosa thief was murdered while transporting the man to Graham's Town to be tried for stealing an axe.
Another war with the Xhosa broke out in 1846. Another war with the Xhosa was known as the War of the Axe. A Khoikhoi escort was murdered while transporting the man to Graham's Town to be tried for stealing an axe. This Khoikhoi escort had been manacled to a Xhosa thief.