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Zulu impis massacred about 532 Voortrekkers, Khoekhoe, and Basuto near present-day Weenen, South Africa.
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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)
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)
Khoekhoe
African pastoralist indigenous group
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Weenen
Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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