 It would be years before the child would rule his people who fought in the Xhosa Wars following the invasion of the British and Dutch settlers .
<meaning-changed>  It would be years before the child would rule his people who fought in the Xhosa Wars following the invasion of the British and Dutch settlers .
 It would be years before the child would rule his people who fought in the Xhosa Wars , which were sparked by the encroachment of European settlers on Xhosa lands .