Nxele's attack on Grahamstown

On 22 April 1819 the Xhosa war-prophet Nxele (Makhanda) led thousands against the British garrison at Grahamstown, having promised that the soldiers' bullets would turn to water.

1819 CE · -33.31, 26.53 · status: account

The account

The attack failed with heavy losses. Nxele surrendered, was imprisoned on Robben Island and drowned trying to escape in 1820. His people long awaited his return. The city was renamed Makhanda in his honour in 2018.

Connections in the atlas

• Ntsikana's vision
• The bulletproof Naparama

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Makhanda (prophet)