movement
Voortrekkers
Migrant settler groups moving from the Cape Colony into the interior.
Parent: Voortrekkers & Boer republics
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In this family
Events
1835–1840The Great Trek20 October 1836Battle of Vegkop4–6 February 1838Retief–Dingane deed and the killing of Retief's partyNovember 1838Potchefstroom founded16 December 1838Battle of Blood River1840Mpande becomes Zulu king1842–1843Siege of Congella and British annexation of Natal3 February–29 August 1848Orange River Sovereignty proclaimed and Battle of Boomplaats fought17 January 1852Sand River Convention23 February 1854Bloemfontein Convention18 February 1858South African Republic constitution adopted