Third Frontier War
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The Third Frontier War was an early 19th-century conflict between British colonial forces and Xhosa groups in southern Africa, forming part of the protracted Cape Frontier Wars over land and power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third Frontier War canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11680992 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Third Frontier War Context triple: [eastern frontier of the Cape Colony, significantEvent, Third Frontier War]
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A.
Seventh Frontier War
The Seventh Frontier War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Xhosa peoples and British colonial forces in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, forming part of the protracted Xhosa Wars over land and sovereignty.
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B.
Sixth Frontier War
The Sixth Frontier War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Xhosa peoples and British colonial forces on South Africa’s eastern frontier, marking a major phase in the protracted Xhosa Wars over land and sovereignty.
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C.
Fifth Frontier War
The Fifth Frontier War is a major interstellar conflict in the Traveller role-playing game universe, forming one of the central large-scale wars in the setting’s history.
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D.
Eighth Frontier War
The Eighth Frontier War was a major mid-19th-century conflict between the Xhosa peoples and British colonial forces in South Africa, marking a critical phase in the protracted struggle over land and sovereignty on the eastern Cape frontier.
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E.
Queen Anne's War
Queen Anne's War was the North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession, fought between European colonial powers and their Native American allies in the early 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Third Frontier War Target entity description: The Third Frontier War was an early 19th-century conflict between British colonial forces and Xhosa groups in southern Africa, forming part of the protracted Cape Frontier Wars over land and power.
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A.
Seventh Frontier War
The Seventh Frontier War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Xhosa peoples and British colonial forces in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, forming part of the protracted Xhosa Wars over land and sovereignty.
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B.
Sixth Frontier War
The Sixth Frontier War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Xhosa peoples and British colonial forces on South Africa’s eastern frontier, marking a major phase in the protracted Xhosa Wars over land and sovereignty.
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C.
Fifth Frontier War
The Fifth Frontier War is a major interstellar conflict in the Traveller role-playing game universe, forming one of the central large-scale wars in the setting’s history.
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D.
Eighth Frontier War
The Eighth Frontier War was a major mid-19th-century conflict between the Xhosa peoples and British colonial forces in South Africa, marking a critical phase in the protracted struggle over land and sovereignty on the eastern Cape frontier.
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E.
Queen Anne's War
Queen Anne's War was the North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession, fought between European colonial powers and their Native American allies in the early 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cape Frontier War
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conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
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British colonial forces ⓘ Xhosa ⓘ Xhosa groups ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | early 19th century ⓘ |
| conflictType |
Xhosa War
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linked to:
Xhosa Wars
colonial war ⓘ frontier war ⓘ |
| hasBroaderTopic |
British imperial history
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Xhosa history ⓘ colonialism in Africa ⓘ history of South Africa ⓘ |
| hasCause |
competition for grazing land
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control over frontier regions ⓘ land disputes ⓘ territorial expansion of the Cape Colony ⓘ |
| hasContext | Cape-Xhosa frontier tensions ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
further encroachment on Xhosa lands
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strengthening of British control over frontier ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | South Africa ⓘ |
| involves |
Xhosa resistance to colonial rule
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colonial land policies ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape Colony
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Eastern Cape ⓘ southern Africa ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Africa
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| mainTheater | eastern frontier of the Cape Colony ⓘ |
| opponent |
British colonial forces
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Xhosa groups ⓘ |
| partOf |
British colonial expansion in southern Africa
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Cape Frontier Wars ⓘ
linked to:
Xhosa Wars
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| relatedTo |
Cape Frontier Wars
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linked to:
Xhosa Wars
First Frontier War ⓘ
linked to:
Frontier Wars
Fourth Frontier War ⓘ Second Frontier War ⓘ
linked to:
Frontier Wars
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Third Frontier War Description of subject: The Third Frontier War was an early 19th-century conflict between British colonial forces and Xhosa groups in southern Africa, forming part of the protracted Cape Frontier Wars over land and power.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.