The Free State–Basotho Wars refers to a series of wars fought between King Moshoeshoe I, the ruler of the Basotho Kingdom, and white settlers, in what...

including Moshoeshoe's notable victory over the Boers in the Free State–Basotho War, but the final war in 1867 with an appeal to Queen Victoria, who agreed to...

1868, after losing the western lowlands to the Boers during the Free State–Basotho Wars, Moshoeshoe successfully appealed to Queen Victoria to proclaim...

it could, the Basotho being also expert cattle-lifters. In the war the advantage rested with the Basotho; thereupon the Orange Free State appealed to Sir...

surrounded entirely by South Africa. The largest ethnic group is the Basotho. The Basotho culture is immersed in musical traditions. The national anthem of...

Kaffir Wars or Cape Frontier Wars or Dispossession Wars First war (1779–81) Second war (1789–93) Third war (1799–1803) Fourth War (1811–12) Fifth War (1818–19)...

followers fought the Boers on the side of King Moshoeshoe I in the Free State–Basotho Wars from 1858 till 1862. In 1862 Mogale returned to the Transvaal and...

part of the Orange Free State. Disputes broke out the Boers and the Basotho over land and livestock. During the Free State–Basotho Wars, Mopeli was a warrior...

arrived in Orange Free State, Wepener was appointed Acting Commandant. He took part in the Free State–Basotho Wars – which were a series of wars fought between...

Bantu language, is the national language of Lesotho, and is spoken by most Basotho. It was recognized as the national language by the National and Official...

Revolving Belt, but the designation "Navy" quickly took over. After the Civil War, revolvers using fixed metallic cartridges came into widespread use. The...

the Free State-Basotho War of 1865 - 1866, five burghers (citizens) of the Transvaal were murdered in the Eastern Free State, and as a result war was...

as a small police camp in 1869, following the conclusion of the Free State–Basotho Wars when Basutoland became a British protectorate. Maseru is located...

the Orange Free State. A succession of wars followed from 1858 to 1868 between the Basotho kingdom and the Boer republic of Orange Free State. In the battles...

In later years his family always called him Theunis. During the Free State–Basotho War of 1858, the Steyns were driven from their farm and lost almost...

Fick was the founder of Ficksburg, a town in the Free State province, South Africa. After the Basotho Wars, peace was made and the town named after Johan...

ravages of the Difaqane/Mfecane Wars. The plateau formed a natural fortress which protected the Basotho in times of war. Moshoeshoe I and his people took...

of wars with the Boers in what is known as the Free State–Basotho War. As a result, Moshoeshoe lost a portion of the western lowlands. The last war with...

and Basotho warriors on 29 September 1865. Naauwpoort lies immediately to the north of the Free State town of Clarens. Conflict between the Basotho and...

Namahadi is a township named after the river that runs next to the town by Basotho,also known as Wilge River by Afrikaans speaking people because of the massive...

Basuto War may refer to any of three conflicts in Basutoland: The Eighth Xhosa War (1850-1853) The Free State–Basotho Wars (1858-1868) The Basuto Gun War (1880-1881)...

Moshoeshoe, chief of the Sotho. Heinemann. pp. 171–174. ISBN 978-0435327934. "Basotho Wars (1858-68)". Global Security. Retrieved 9 June 2017. "BOTCHED ORDERS OR...

Basuto and the Orange Free State. Inferior in both marksmanship and materiel, the Basuto suffered a series of defeats in wars that lasted until 1868...

provides a list of wars occurring between 1800 and 1899. Conflicts of this era include the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, the American Civil War in North America...

traditional Basotho customs. 'Mantsopa was born in 1793 in Likotsi or Ramakhetheng, west of the Caledon River in the present day Free State province of...

1868, after losing the western lowlands to the Boers during the Free State–Basotho Wars; Moshoeshoe successfully appealed to Queen Victoria to proclaim...

The township associated with Bethlehem is called Bohlokong in Sesotho by Basotho. It named after the hloko/bohloko grass found in the area Diheteropogon...

the Orange Free State. The convention made no mention of Moshoeshoe I or what the boundaries between the Basotho and the Orange Free State would be. The...

Lindley, who was the first ordained minister to the Voortrekkers in Natal. Basotho call it Ntha, after the river. The settlement of Lindley was laid out in...

Transvaal's state Church. De la Rey fought in the Basotho War of 1865 and Sekhukhune's War of 1876. He did not take a very active part in the First Boer War, but...