Xhosa spear, South Africa, 1835 (c)
spear, throwing, spear
Accession Number
NAM.1963-10-161-1
Description
Xhosa spear, 1835 (c). Iron double edged, leaf shaped blade with lower part of iron shaft ornamented with indentations. Reputed to have been the spear thrown at Lt Col (later Lt Gen Sir) Harry Smith during 6th Cape Frontier War (1834-1835). After the Rharhabe Xhosa invasion of Cape Colony in December 1834, the Governor, D'Urban dispatched Smith, his second-in-command of the troops of the colony, to take command of the eastern frontier.
Campaigns
6th Cape Frontier War (1834-1835)
Units