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Weenen massacre: Hundreds of Voortrekkers along the Blaukraans River, Natal are killed by Zulus.
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Weenen massacre
1838 killing of Boers by Zulu Impis in present-day Weenen, South Africa
The Weenen Massacre, also known as the Bloukrans Massacre, was a series of coordinated attacks by Zulu forces under King Dingane on Voortrekker encampments in Natal, present-day South Africa, on 17–18 February 1838. Following the killing of Voortrekker leader Piet Retief and his…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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)
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)
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)