the xhosa wars ( also known as the cape frontier wars , or africa 's 100 years war ) were a series of nine wars or unk ( from 1779 to 1879 ) between the xhosa kingdom and european settlers in what is now the eastern cape in south africa .

the xhosa wars ( also known as the cape frontier wars , or africa 's 100 years war ) were a series of nine wars or unk ( from 1779 to 1879 ) between the xhosa kingdom and european settlers in what is now the eastern cape in south africa .

at times , tensions existed Presence between the various europeans in the cape region , tensions between empire administration and colonial governments , and tensions within the xhosa kingdom e.g .