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Great Trek: Battle of Blood River: Voortrekkers led by Andries Pretorius and Sarel Cilliers defeat Zulu impis, led by Dambuza (Nzobo) and Ndlela kaSompisi in what is today KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Great Trek
1836–1852 Boer migrations away from the British Cape Colony
The Great Trek was a northward migration of Dutch-speaking settlers who travelled by wagon trains from the Cape Colony into the interior of modern South Africa from 1836 onwards, seeking to live beyond the Cape's British colonial administration. The Great Trek resulted from the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Blood River
Zulu-Boer War in 1838, the battle of the Great Trek
The Battle of Blood River or Voortrekker-Zulu War was fought on the bank of the Ncome River, in what is today KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa between 464 Voortrekkers ("Pioneers"), led by Andries Pretorius, and an estimated 25,000 to 30,000 Zulu. Estimations of casualties amounted…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Andries Pretorius
South African politician (1798–1853)
Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius was a leader of the Boers who was instrumental in the creation of the South African Republic, as well as the earlier but short-lived Natalia Republic, in present-day South Africa. The large city of Pretoria, executive capital of South Africa,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sarel Cilliers
Voortrekker leader and preacher
Charl (Sarel) Arnoldus Cilliers was a Voortrekker leader and a preacher. With Andries Pretorius, he led the Boers to a huge victory over the Zulus at the Battle of Blood River in 1838. In particular, Cilliers led the Voortrekkers in a vow which promised that if God would protect…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Zulu people
Nguni ethnic group
Zulu people are a native people of Southern Africa of the Nguni. The Zulu people are the largest ethnic group and nation in South Africa, living mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Impi
Zulu armed body of men or regiment
Impi is a Nguni word meaning war or combat and by association any body of men gathered for war, for example impi ya masosha is a term denoting an army. Impi were formed from regiments from large militarised homesteads. In English impi is often used to refer to a Zulu regiment,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ndlela kaSompisi
Zulu general (d. 1840)
Ndlela kaSompisi was a key general to Zulu Kings Shaka and Dingane. He rose to prominence as a highly effective warrior under Shaka. Dingane appointed him as his inDuna, or chief advisor. He was also the principal commander of Dingane's armies. However, Ndlela's failure to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
KwaZulu-Natal
Province in South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu and Natal Province.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 16
Day of the year
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