The Trekkers reached this site in mid October and stayed through till mid November, sending out parties to find ways down the escarpment. On 12th November that Retief’s daughter Debora painted his name on a rock to mark his 57th birthday.
There are toilets and interpretive material on site.
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1 June 1879 Louis Napoleon, the Prince Imperial of France, then exiled in Britain, begged Queen Victoria to allow him to join the British forces in Zululand. On 1 June 1879 he was given permission to join a small British…
21 October 1899 The Boers occupied the railway Station on the 20th October and early the following morning a British mounted patrol with artillery shelled them. The Boers withdrew, took up a position on high ground overlooking the railway line…
11 December 1878 On the 11 December 1878 the British Government in South Africa presented an ultimatum to King Cetshwayo’s izinduna (senior representatives). The conditions of the Ultimatum included inter alia the disbandment of the Zulu Army and Cetshwayo having…
25 December 1900 25 December 1900. Memorial to Polish officer in the Russian army, who died fighting in a skirmish near Utrecht on Christmas Day 1900. Across the road in the grounds of the Ou Pastorie and Museum there is…
5-7 February 1900 Fourth unsuccessful attempt by Gen. Buller to relieve Ladysmith. Scene of the British feint movement on the opposite side of the Tugela River main battle was fought on Vaalkrans itself. Site is situated on private property and…
Battle of Wagon Hill 6th January 1900 The Battle of Wagon Hill and Caesar’s Camp was fought on 6th January 1900 when the Boers attacked the position at around 02h00 in the morning and went on all day until the…
Received details of this website from Dave Sutcliffe after I wrote a letter to the Sunday Times. I thought I had been to a lot of places – now there is so much more. Terrific- thanks Dave Sutcliffe.
What a wonderful site, as an ardent armature historian I have found this site most helpful and informative, found so many new sites to visit and with the GPS coordinates no more driving up and down endless dirt roads. Looking forward to many more visits to the Natal Battle Fields. Well done and many thanks to the team who put this site together it seems to have been a labour of love.