1809_in_South_Africa Knowpia

Decades:	1780s; 1790s; 1800s; 1810s; 1820s;
See also:	; List of years in South Africa;

The following lists events that happened during 1809 in South Africa.

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The governor of the Cape, Earl of Caledon, declares that the Khoikhoi had to have a fixed residence and could not migrate between regions without written authority (Hottentot Proclamation).
Gola's Xhosa community settles at Pramberg.
A severe drought occurs in the eastern frontier area.
More Xhosa clans push westward into the neutral zone between the Sundays and the Great Fish Rivers. The British send in seasoned troops.^[1]^[2]

^ Kingsley, W. J. (January 1935). "Chapter III. Position in Cape Colony, 1806-1840". Journal of the South African Veterinary Association. 6 (2): 101–107.
^ "Conquest of the Eastern Cape 1779-1878". sahistory.org.za. Archived from the original on 16 December 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.