In response on 11 December 1834, a Cape government commando party killed a chief of high rank, incensing the Xhosa army of 10,000 led by Maqoma, that swept across the frontier into the Cape Colony. A string of defeats by Sir Benjamin d'Urban combining forces under Colonel Sir Harry Smith stopped the Xhosa, most Xhosa chiefs surrendered but the primary leadership Maqoma and Tyali retreated, a treaty was imposed and hostilities finally died down on 17 September 1836.
On December 11, 1834, a Cape government commando party killed the chief of high rank, which enraged the Xhosa army of ten thousand under Maqoma's leadership. This led to a series of defeats by Sir Benjamin d'Urban and Colonel Sir Harry Smith; most Xhosa chiefs surrendered but Maqoma and Tyali retreated. A treaty was imposed, and hostilities ceased on September 17, 1836.