A Proper Degree of Terror. John Graham and the Cape’s Eastern Frontier – Maclennan, Ben

Colonel John Graham, a British soldier, established Grahamstown as the Zuurveld’s central military post with a number of linked forts along the Fish River in the immediate aftermath of what is known as the Fourth Cape Eastern Frontier War. His plan was to push the Xhosa residents from the Eastern frontier by using military force and terror which included the indiscriminate shooting of women and other civilians, as well as destruction of crops. Some mild edge-wear. Tidemark to rear cardwrap. 252 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm.

Publisher: Ravan Press
Date Published: 1986
Publication Place: Johannesburg

Condition: Fair
Binding: Softcover.